The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IDLED , but the solution may also be IDLE which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Laid off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDLED | 55 % | 5 |
| IDLE | 36 % | 4 |
| AXED | 9 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Laid off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fired
- unemployed
- discharged
- dismissed
- pink-slipped
- lay-off
- licensed
- redundant
- demobilized
- sacked
- layoff
- layoffs
Crossword Answer definitions
IDLED verb- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result IDLED
- Ran without going anywhere
- Twiddled one's thumbs
- Did little
- Waited curbside at the airport, say
- Did nothing
- Ran in neutral
- Took to the hammock
- Ran in place
- Had an off day?
- Wasted time
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied