Synonyms of employs

employs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of employ

1

as in hires

to provide with a paying job

a new factory that will employ 500 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hires
• recruits
• engages
• retains
• pays
• enlists
• assumes
• signs (up or on)
• fees
• places
• lays on
• takes on
• jobs
• promotes
• partners
• reemploys
• rehires
• apprentices
• reengages
• keeps (on)
• contracts
• subcontracts
• upgrades
• advances
• headhunts
• scouts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• cans
• fires
• discharges
• axes
• sacks
• furloughs
• lays off
• locks out

2

as in uses

to put into action or service

looking for a job in which she can employ her considerable writing skills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uses
• utilizes
• applies
• operates
• exploits
• harnesses
• exercises
• draws on
• makes use of
• wields
• manipulates
• handles
• brings to bear
• works
• directs
• recycles
• runs
• reuses
• cannibalizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misuses
• misapplies

employs

2 of 2

noun

plural of employ

as in employments

the state of being provided with a paying job

while you're under our employ, you can't do outside work for our competitors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employments
• works
• hires
• appointments
• assignments
• engagements
• tenures
• positions
• occupations
• enlistments
• situations
• recruitments
• conscriptions
• posts
• places
• incumbencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boots
• discharges
• dismissals
• removals
• firings
• leaves
• sacks
• suspensions
• unemployments
• layoffs
• severances
• demotions
• liberties
• furloughs
• retirements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employs

Verb

Today, Sonic Fire Tech employs around 20 people and is working toward certification. — Salomé Grouard, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

When a child is sick, parents do not think about hospital systems, organizational boundaries or which institution employs which specialist. — Matthew Love, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Ferrara's corporate headquarters, which moved from Oakbrook Terrace to the Old Post Office building in the West Loop in 2018, and employs more than 600 people, also will remain in Chicago. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

The Getty Conservation Institute’s Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) employs high-tech analytical techniques to strengthen earthen heritage sites against quakes and create long-term plans to monitor and maintain them. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

The company employs 2,600 people worldwide across 26 offices. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Far from sounding preachy, the song employs Lafourcade’s serene vocal style and Santana’s soulful guitar as an invitation to reconcile. — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Should one party refuse to engage in aggressive redistricting while the other employs it elsewhere? — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

While not a horror film, per se, Spielberg liberally employs the language of the genre, particularly in this climactic moment. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Noun

Calculating the interest-earning potential of a high-yield savings or money market account over the short term is relatively straightforward, since the variable rate each employs isn't likely to move dramatically in just a few months. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Micron did not respond Thursday to questions about how many workers Crucial employs and whether they will be laid off or land jobs elsewhere at the company. — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

But the depth of struggles beyond that must prompt some broader questions about philosophy or the type of hitters Houston employs. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025