HEADHUNTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

headhunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of headhunt

as in keeps (on)

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

Dissimilar Words

cans
dismisses
fires
discharges
axes
sacks
furloughs
lays off
locks out

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scouts
upgrades

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Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Jason Kidd, scouts the next cohort of leaders by breaking bread with his staffers.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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