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

But health experts also recommend covering bare skin, employing mosquito nets and using insect repellent, especially at night, when mosquito bites most often occur. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Most Versatile Our writer Julia Harrison doesn’t use this bar cabinet for bar things at all, instead employing it as additional shoe storage. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

In this type of monitoring, researchers can peer into a model's planning process and get a glimpse of the strategies the model is employing. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

The Nampa Police Department said the suspect and witnesses are not Nampa School District employees, the business employing them is not working for or contracted to work for the district, and the suspect was not on school grounds. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026

That’s in line with modern baseball trends, with MLB front offices employing more sophisticated evaluation tools to monitor their ascending arms. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Recruiters, in turn, are implementing human verification tasks, exercising caution with overly polished resumes, and employing deep-dive behavioral questions to uncover genuine experience. — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit filed Friday claims the council is violating the municipal charter by employing a town manager who lives in a different community. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Last summer, organizers began employing the concept for violence prevention and intervention, as community members and stakeholders continually seek new ways to combat pervasive gun violence. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026