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 cost of employing workers building single-family homes jumped 37% between 2018 and 2022 and 45% from 2014 to 2023, the report said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

This is unlikely to stop politicians from employing scare tactics, though. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The guilds reiterated Ernotte Cunci’s comments on the audiovisual industry employing more people than the car industry in France. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Schools will be forbidden from employing an adjunct teacher for more than five years unless similarly granted a waiver. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026

Founded by Hasan Abasi in the Arab-majority town of Umm al-Fahm in Israel, Haat now offers its services across 50 cities, working with more than 10,000 restaurants and markets, and employing more than 500 couriers. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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

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