Synonyms of employing

employing

verb

present participle of employ

1

as in hiring

to provide with a paying job

a new factory that will employ 500 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hiring
• recruiting
• engaging
• placing
• retaining
• paying
• enlisting
• assuming
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• laying on
• feeing
• promoting
• jobbing
• partnering
• subcontracting
• contracting
• rehiring
• upgrading
• reemploying
• apprenticing
• reengaging
• scouting
• keeping (on)
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• firing
• discharging
• sacking
• canning
• axing
• laying off
• furloughing
• locking out

2

as in using

to put into action or service

looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• using
• utilizing
• applying
• exploiting
• harnessing
• operating
• exercising
• drawing on
• making use of
• wielding
• manipulating
• handling
• bringing to bear
• working
• directing
• recycling
• running
• reusing
• cannibalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employing

Georgia’s place in the national automotive ecosystem might be anchored by the likes of Hyundai and Kia, which operate sprawling factories here employing thousands, but Vintage Modern is finding its niche. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Kinaxis, also employing FDE, stresses the need for deep domain expertise. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Both the congresswoman and union leaders noted that companies employing Haitians have said little or nothing publicly. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

There are more than 70 cardrooms across California employing about 20,000 workers, according to the California Gaming Assn. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Calabria continued employing Cubans after the pandemic ended. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Rush is also bucking tradition by employing an auxiliary musician, Loren Gold, on keyboards and backing vocals. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

For context, American textile and apparel manufacturers produced nearly $61 billion in products last year, employing 453,000 across the country. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

The case garnered national interest because Oregon's new law targets the loopholes large staffing firms have been employing to circumvent state corporate medicine laws. — Alex Olgin, NPR, 3 July 2026