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

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

The face of evil, Clemons hires him to command his army against the villagers, but Skelton is hard to control. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026

What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Ivy is just desperate enough to take an offer from Evan White, a wealthy widower, who hires her to care for his children on their isolated estate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 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

Rather than relying solely on LinkedIn or traditional job boards, founders are increasingly turning to Discord servers, Slack groups, and niche forums where their would‑be hires already spend time, according to research by VerityAI. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 June 2026

When her father hires a young bodyguard to protect her, the disparate personalities can’t help but find themselves, well, drawn to each other. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

Noun

But recent hires in Spokane and Reno, both nearby airports with fewer passengers, offered higher compensation at $375,000 and $400,000 respectively. — Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

Why Toxic Candidates Get Through Interviews The landmark study Why New Hires Fail tracked over 20,000 new hires. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The percentage of new hires in the construction industry – that is, people hired in the past three months – has been on the rise. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2026

The grocer hired 600 full- and part-time employees for the new location, with about 85% being new hires. — July 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

All of that - making good hires and then setting them up for success - takes time. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026

Rather, those were seen as job-specific skills that could be taught on the job – which is much more easily done when new hires already have soft skills like dependability, professionalism and a willingness to learn. — Cuneyt Gozu, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

One former Homeland Security official said the goal was for the overwhelming majority of new hires to be law enforcement officers. — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Those two hires had highlighted SMU’s rising position in the pecking order. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 July 2026