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

The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Hospitals bolster their side by hiring risk adjustment specialists and employing AI tools, while health insurers hire payment integrity specialists and employ different AI tools. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Job fairs, career expos and in-person hiring events are worth another look these days. — John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

While hiring rebounded in 2023-2024, more faculty were leaving the UC around that time, spokesperson Stett Holbrook said. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Raman voted against police hiring earlier this year and called at one point for defunding the police, Bass said in a statement. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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

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