Synonyms of hiring

hiring

verb

present participle of hire

1

as in renting

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

• renting
• leasing
• chartering
• engaging
• subletting
• checking out
• ordering
• reserving
• subleasing
• booking
• arranging (for)
• contracting (for)
• signing up (for)
• bespeaking

2

as in recruiting

to provide with a paying job

the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recruiting
• employing
• paying
• engaging
• placing
• retaining
• enlisting
• signing (up or on)
• assuming
• jobbing
• taking on
• laying on
• feeing
• promoting
• rehiring
• contracting
• subcontracting
• partnering
• upgrading
• scouting
• reemploying
• apprenticing
• keeping (on)
• reengaging
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• firing
• dismissing
• discharging
• sacking
• canning
• axing
• laying off
• furloughing
• locking out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hiring

But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Restaurants and bars led hiring with 59,000 new jobs, and local government education added 42,000, largely reversing a dip the month before. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Brooks called for hiring more police officers, but also creating a 50,000-person Chicago citizen responder group to reduce crime and conduct violence intervention. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The client question feels more pressing than the hiring decision. — Jonathan Weeks, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Roughly 90% of voters at a referendum endorsed the town hiring a legal team to fight Smart Technology System’s proposed 81-acre facility. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Call The Pros Finally, if all else fails, hiring a pest control service can be a great way to get the pigeon situation under control for good. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026

But the nine-term congressman nonetheless dismissed his rivals’ hiring pledges as political showmanship. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Those are the headliners among many moves on defense, including hiring 34-year-old Christian Parker as defensive coordinator after Matt Eberflus lasted just one season. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026