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 security companies, Counter Terrorist Unit and its affiliate, Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy, collectively known as CTU, recruited former soldiers of Colombia’s military as contractors. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

She is gradually recruited into the household’s emotional weather. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

The character had been captured by American forces and recruited to help rescue Joe (Zoe Saldaña) after she was kidnapped. — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Rein in your LinkedIn rants Getting recruited is the second most common way people get a new job, so make sure your LinkedIn profile is polished and professional, Dilber says — and not a place to vent. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

In 1693, Antoine Theroux, an impoverished 18-year-old boatman, was recruited to defend New France, as Canada was then known, against the Indigenous tribes and the British for King Louis XIV. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

This year Project Hiu recruited seven more fishers and their boats in a single month, the team deployed nine new shark tags, and the project’s first-ever female scholarship student started boarding school. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

In 2019, the New York Times did an investigation into Max’s depleting state and found that painters were recruited to paint in the style of Max, where then the artist would be instructed to sign each work. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic primary last month against a more moderate candidate who was recruited by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026