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

Federal prosecutors allege that Davis recruited people for an associated scheme involving the submission of fraudulent claims for sick and family leave credits and employee retention credits. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Williams had recruited billionaire Amway founder Rich DeVos to bankroll the franchise. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Their successes and shortcomings get recruited into arguments about privilege, discrimination and whose achievements deserve recognition. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Rather than nominating firebrand ideologues, the party recruited numerous moderates with track records outside of politics, including in medicine, ministry, the military and even music. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

ProServ had recruited Rodriguez away from Speakers of Sport by promising to obtain between $2 million and $4 million in endorsements for him. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Kenya’s government said in February that more than 1,000 citizens had been recruited to fight for Russia. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Alice Huang, also known by her Chinese name Huang Le, was recruited to gather information on Jensen, according to people briefed on the intelligence cited by The New York Times. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Guitarricadelafuente — who co-stars in the film alongside Milo Quifes and Carlos González — plays Sebastián, a young musician (trumpeter) forcibly recruited by Franco’s forces after surviving an attack during the Spanish Civil War. — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026