Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lay-off

2 senses of lay off

Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")

Sense 2
furlough, lay off -- (dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized")
       => displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate -- (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers")

Antonyms of adj laid-off

1 sense of laid-off

Sense 1
discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped -- (having lost your job)

INDIRECT (VIA unemployed) -> employed -- (having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed")

Similarity of adj laid-off

1 sense of laid-off

Sense 1
discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped -- (having lost your job)
       => unemployed (vs. employed) -- (not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital")