HIRED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

hired

verb

past tense of hire

as in rented

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding

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as in employed

to provide with a paying job the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

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Recent Examples of hired La Strada had served for 14 years as the Pettis County clerk, overseeing local elections, when Hoskins hired him as the state's election integrity director in January 2025. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 While in College Station, Fisher compiled a 45-25 record, which is fine, but definitely not what he was hired to do. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The Kily Gonzalez era officially began Tuesday as Inter Miami’s new coach finally received his work visa and joined the team, 19 days after being hired to replace interim coach Guillermo Hoyos. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Carly Goins was hired to work the host stand at the speakeasy-style bar and said she was offered $15 an hour by her then-manager, Sanders. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Later, Aghayan hired Mackie to be his sketch artist and personal assistant on CBS’ The Judy Garland Show. — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, the company hired Sam Zimmerman from Shudder to oversee its indie slate. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Schoen hired her and brought her to the attention of Fox News, which started using her as a guest on Sean Hannity’s program in 2016. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Lupoi, a first-time head coach, also hired two first-time coordinators. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Why Proxy Networks Are Different While proxy structure is also rented from third-party providers and serves as core infrastructure for data tasks, the resemblance is superficial at scale.

— Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The second floor was rented to a series of young men, including a DJ, who used the 2,250-square-foot loft to his advantage.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rented

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In this case, Donohue would have asked the replay operator, employed by the company Hawk-Eye, to show him replays from side-on — in this case, the cameras level with the 18-yard line and the goal line.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Another 2% of the global workforce is employed indirectly — heavy equipment and ships, for example, don't build themselves.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of employed

Verb

Environmental regulators recruited 14 universities, nonprofits, aquariums and laboratories to focus on different pieces of the project, from genetic research and reef monitoring to coral breeding and outplanting.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruited

Verb

Dorothy and Jillian were also in disbelief, but totally engaged.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
At this point in time, Taylor is theoretically engaged to Doug, everyone’s least favorite of Taylor’s top-three men and whom even Taylor seems to have lukewarm feelings about now that they are no longer trapped in the same house.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaged

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He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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