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

Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced Davis’ hiring Tuesday. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Pre-production is a long process that includes casting, hiring the crew, scheduling, rehearsals, and so much more — a lot can happen during the weeks and months leading up to filming. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Feldman emphasizes hiring instructors who love community and kids, not necessarily master chefs, as the curriculum teaches cooking. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The company had begun to explore its options a year ago, hiring Wells Fargo to market it. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

This is the fourth time so far this year that a major property owner in eastern Connecticut has pitched the idea of a huge new housing complex, at least partly a reflection of the hiring surge at nearby General Dynamics’ Electric Boat unit. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

The casting was just as important as hiring our cinematographer or our production designer. — ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

And Anthropic’s recent job postings indicate an interest in hiring legal scholars and political scientists. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026