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

Venable hasn’t diverged from his early-season strategy of using his relievers early and often and employing openers on a semiregular basis. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

The world’s largest food and beverage company still operates six sites in Russia, employing more than 7,000 people. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

This is a strategy Fox has been increasingly employing for its dramas, greenlighting Best Medicine with Josh Charles attached to star and Memory of a Killer with Patrick Dempsey in final negotiations for the title role. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Andy Schachtel is Founder & CEO of Sourcefit, a global BPO company employing thousands of digital workers across emerging economies. — Andy Schachtel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

According to the legal team that represented Wilson’s family, the San Diego police officer did not meet department rules for employing proper force. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

This doesn’t necessarily mean employing a bigger LED screen and more musicians, but instead crafting a visual narrative that favors maximising lighting tricks and the architectural effects of the stage build. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

Dreamkite will combine generative AI with traditional filmmaking, employing professional directors and actors to create AI-first and hybrid productions. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026