Synonyms of hires

hires 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hire

1

as in rents

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum

the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rents
• leases
• engages
• charters
• sublets
• books
• subleases
• orders
• contracts (for)
• arranges (for)
• checks out
• reserves
• signs up (for)
• bespeaks

2

as in recruits

to provide with a paying job

the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

hires

2 of 2

noun

plural of hire

1

as in employs

the state of being provided with a paying job

he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in salaries

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

used to mow lawns for hire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salaries
• wages
• pays
• payments
• stipends
• paychecks
• pay envelopes
• emoluments
• packets
• returns
• nominal wages
• living wages
• earnings
• minimum wages
• compensations
• profits
• reimbursements
• overtimes
• take-home pays
• repayments
• reparations
• yields
• remittances
• recompenses
• takings
• remunerations
• restitutions
• double times
• recoupments
• redresses
• time and a halfs
• requitals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hires

Verb

Related Stories As per the synopsis, when Bríghid hires Naomi to drive her from Belfast to her childhood home in County Donegal their unlikely friendship takes them on an unexpected adventure. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

The workers’ comp rule that surprises almost everyone Most states require workers’ compensation insurance once a business hires its first employee. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

In order to solidify his cover in Tehran and throw off the story’s villain, Qasim (Navid Negahban, Kandahar), Tucker hires a young Iranian-American woman, Zara (Bollywood star Elnaaz Norouzi, very good), to pose as his wife. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Every customer-facing member of the retail staff is an optician; when Ahlem hires someone who is not yet qualified, the company funds the training. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

The couple hires Caleb as a lookout and braves his sullen outbursts, learning more about the lonely, angry youth as the murders draw nearer. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Blanca Romero, a McDonald’s worker in Los Angeles for nine years, said during public comment that the Fair Work Week ordinance would help longtime employees like herself who often have their hours cut, even as the business hires additional people. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

When the first Eva cuts back her hours, the narrator hires a second Eva. — Catherine G. Wagley, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The city of Wickhills is protected by Seaborne, an intelligence agency that hires street-smart types like Vycol Ferec on top-secret missions. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Noun

For us, 403 applicants became 21 hires on 422 interviewer hours, 20 per hire, absorbed by pre-committed slots. — Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Klomp has already helped broker drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical companies, aided in high profile hires, and acted as a liaison between HHS and the White House. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

The district has already begun to save money through staff retiring and not replacing retirees with new hires. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Yet subsequent agreements have followed a similar pattern, the officials said, with Feinberg’s private-sector hires at OSC and the newer Economic Defense Unit sidelining career officials in order to ink deals as quickly as possible. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers hosted Smith and other speakers at the state Capitol on Thursday to discuss adjunct hires in public schools. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026

The number of permanent hires is between 500 and 600, Garder said. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Haden’s hires failed to return the Trojans to their glory days and eventually sent the program on a downward trajectory. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Viewers on Sunday briefly saw one of Weiss’ new hires, former conservative New York Times opinion writer Ross Douthat, who has no previous experience as a TV presenter. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026