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

Goal-setting with families would be optional, as would hiring preferences for Head Start parents. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The board voted 6-2 Tuesday to create a committee that will oversee the search for Crystal Hill’s replacement, taking its first formal step toward hiring a new superintendent one week after abruptly firing Hill. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

For agency leaders, hiring and training can no longer be treated as separate questions. — Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

In August, the court approved hiring a private child custody evaluator. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Brad Herzer, chief talent officer of Oklahoma City Public Schools, said his district has stopped hiring adjuncts who hold no teaching certification. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026

The bride also put particular care into the invitations and paper goods throughout the weekend, hiring calligrapher Emily Snyder to create playful illustrations for the designs. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Exempt the Chicago Department of Transportation from hiring freezes. — Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026