Antonyms for on the bench
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : bench |
Phonetic Transcription : bɛntʃ |
Definition of on the bench
Origin :- Old English benc "long seat," from Proto-Germanic *bankiz "bank of earth," perhaps here "man-made earthwork," later "bench, table" (cf. Old Frisian bank "bench," Old Norse bekkr, Danish bænk, Middle Dutch banc, Old High German banch), from PIE root *bheg- "to break." Used for "office of a judge" since late 13c. Sporting sense "reserve of players" (in baseball, North American football, etc.) is by 1909, from literal sense of place where players sit when not in action (by 1889).
- As in unemployed : adj without a job
Synonyms for on the bench
- at liberty
- between jobs
- closed down
- disengaged
- down
- fired
- free
- idle
- inactive
- jobless
- laid off
- leisured
- loafing
- on layoff
- on the bench
- on the dole
- on the shelf
- out of a job
- out of action
- out of work
- resting
- unapplied
- underemployed
- unengaged
- unexercised
- unoccupied
- unused
- without gainful employment
- workless
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