Synonyms of recruited

recruited

verb

past tense of recruit

as in hired

to provide with a paying job

thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hired
• employed
• engaged
• enlisted
• paid
• placed
• retained
• signed (up or on)
• assumed
• laid on
• feed
• took on
• partnered
• rehired
• reemployed
• subcontracted
• apprenticed
• promoted
• contracted
• jobbed
• scouted
• reengaged
• upgraded
• kept (on)
• headhunted
• advanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• sacked
• canned
• laid off
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recruited

The canvas also included the logos of the Springfield Wildcats, Bel’s high-school soccer team, and the Wittenberg Tigers, the team of Wittenberg University, a private college that had recruited Bel to play. — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

This reboot, directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji, takes place in 1993 as two estranged fighters are recruited to enter a tournament that forces them to face off against each other. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

The dispute also concerns how OpenAI recruited former Apple employees for its consumer hardware and robotics teams. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Francis, who also created the Disney TVA Writing Program, has recruited talented creative artists for The Simpsons, King of the Hill and Family Guy. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Stark was under a producing deal with Universal Television in 2011 when he was recruited by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Roma Khanna to relaunch MGM Television following the studio’s 2010 bankruptcy. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

The United Nations estimates that the Houthis by 2024 had recruited up to 350,000 fighters. — NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Almost a decade later, in the impressive An Occupation of Loss (2016), Simon recruited professional mourners to reenact their bereavement customs in a sonic performance. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

The group also refined donor engagement, recruited five new board members and streamlined operations. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026