Synonyms of employees

employees

noun

variants also employes

plural of employee

as in workers

one who works for another for wages or a salary

an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• workers
• assistants
• colleagues
• laborers
• jobholders
• associates
• hirelings
• hands
• subordinates
• retainers
• underlings
• coworkers
• yes-men
• cogs
• toilers
• wage earners
• workingmen
• wageworkers
• gandy dancers
• workmen
• workwomen
• workingwomen
• wage slaves
• grubs
• flunkies
• navvies
• jobbers
• hacks
• temps
• temporaries
• drudges
• nine-to-fivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employers
• supervisors
• bosses
• superiors
• gaffers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employees

Some older employees who have benefited from a booming stock market may be retiring feeling comfortable with their 401(k)s, though that doesn’t explain why the participation rate for people ages 25 to 55 has fallen. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Through speeches, chants and signs, demonstrators drew a line between the struggles local facility employees face and those carried by farmworkers in the Philippines. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

After the news broke, Tarrant County scrapped Cesar Chavez’s name from the official county holiday and replaced it with a generic name that still allowed county employees to have the day off. — Rachel Royster july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

The employees and candidates affected by these systems care deeply about transparency and fairness. — Byjonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America. — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 July 2026

These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 1 July 2026

California state employees can visit the California Museum for free on the fourth Friday of each month. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026