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

Two employees alleged that SKDK, a public affairs firm first hired by UCLA amid turmoil during pro-Palestinian protests, was used to pitch news coverage of Osako’s 2024 reappointment. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Eiffel Tower workers protested with a one-day strike after tower management allegedly replaced some women employees for the duration of a 20-minute visit by monks from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS. — Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

The district will also work through attrition and retirement options with employees, Schulte said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Hearing that several employees have perished in the Greenland blast, Digger thinks only of salvaging his rig. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Management may view a system as an efficiency tool; employees may see surveillance, work intensification or a threat to their jobs. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

September 24, 2026 AI is rapidly changing how top leaders communicate with employees, customers, boards, and each other. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly adept at research, drafting, coding and administrative work — all tasks traditionally given to junior employees across industries. — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026