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

The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonemergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating attacks by the Houthis on Saudi infrastructure. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Flock employees urged the company to adopt stronger security after a 2024 breach. — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

The aim should be to create a workplace where employees can ask for reasonable support without being treated as less capable or professional. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026

Meta will use them to pay employees, fund acquisitions, and raise capital without Zuckerberg losing majority voting control. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Microsoft has had exemptions to its return to office rules for certain roles, and Xbox employees with existing exemptions will need to resubmit them again. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

In Wednesday’s announcement, Rankin said the search would include opportunities for students, families, employees and community members to provide feedback. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

In July, Dobrovolny emailed village employees, emphasizing a policy prohibiting them from talking to journalists. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

The governor’s office said that education would be suspended for a day on Thursday, and state employees with disabilities and mothers with young children would be placed on leave. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026