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

Gunther, however, consistently taunted Aldis's wife, Mickie James, and son at ringside, employing a brutal, methodical approach. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The newer Kobe variant diverges by employing Knicks blue and orange through a splatter pattern on its eyestay panel and heel counter, as well as underneath a translucent blue outsole. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Kibale Lodges shares the ethos of the group’s other four lodges, employing only Ugandans to run and manage properties, and fusing luxury with social and environmental impact, through Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

According to Cruz, the best way to maintain lower overall levels of dust accumulation in the home is by employing microfiber cloths over feather dusters or regular rags. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Shunning authors suspected of employing AI might work if there were any way to tell for sure—which there isn’t. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026

Now here’s another thing, the employers, the employers that are employing these. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

Honeywell has since exceeded that target, currently employing more than 1,100 local workers. — Chase Jordan july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Lastly, Rieder has been employing option strategies to sell rate volatility. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 July 2026