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

After his father’s death, strong and silent Mauro hires a farm hand to work alongside him. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

First, and perhaps most importantly, the coaching hires at several top-flight SEC programs have left much to be desired. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Successful athlete hires validate the preference, creating a rational but potentially narrow hiring profile. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

In Season 2, a boxer on the rise named Danny Moon (Jin Ha) hires Sugar to find his missing, wayward brother, Ji-Seok (Raymond Lee). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Mac hires Cole to rework the engine on one of his racing cars and quickly becomes impressed by Cole’s racing abilities on the track. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Christoph Waltz voices Max, the film director who hires the Minions to act in his films during the 1920s. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2026

Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Noun

Post-Saban, a string of Dolphins misfire hires — Cam Cameron, Tony Sparano, Joe Philbin, Adam Gase, Brian Flores and McDaniel — all failed to end the playoff-win drought. — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

In my experience, most founders reach for outside money to fix issues that better processes, better hires, or better pricing could solve just as effectively, without giving up a single percentage point of equity. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

With the California Rule in mind, Brown argued the state can get control of its soaring pension debts by reducing the formulas for new hires only. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Ponte’s management says the hires come during a period of major growth, with revenue projected to be up 65% year-over-year. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Women make up one fifth of hires for head of AI roles, 26% of hires for director of AI roles and just 18% of hires for member of technical staff (MOTS) roles, which are three of the highest-paying AI jobs. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

For example, the district has already saved around $7 million from staff retiring and not replacing retirees with new hires, Engel said. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Nevertheless, Martin’s fifty-seven-state-and-territory strategy has led to recruitment, staff hires, and organizing programs across the country. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

July's inflation data will be critical to the Federal Reserve's September interest rate decision, following a surprisingly weak jobs report last week, which showed employers cut 23,000 jobs last month, rather than a forecast of 95,000 new hires. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026