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

The companies said the NSMV program helped transform the facility from a largely dormant shipyard employing only a few dozen workers into a site with more than 2,000 production workers. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026

Forbes Travel Guide meticulously curates the Hotel Zone's luxury accommodations, employing incognito inspectors who rigorously assess properties based on exceptional service (70%) and facility quality (30%). — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Hyundai has also committed to employing 8,100 human workers in full-time roles at Metaplant America by 2031 as part of its economic development deal with Georgia. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

The Iranian regime doubled down, employing lethal force to disperse demonstrators. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

For decades, advanced military powers have suffered at the hands of weaker forces employing asymmetric warfare, relying on hit-and-run tactics to inflict damage at low cost. — David Szondy july 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026

His companies had a raft of prior infractions, according to ProPublica, ranging from employing undocumented workers to violating minimum-wage and overtime laws. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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