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

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

Prosecutors said Clase, who had completed the fourth season of a $20 million, five-year contract, began providing information about his pitches to bettors in 2023 and recruited Ortiz into the scheme in 2025. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Democrats recruited Pulido, a Latin Grammy-winning Tejano singer, to run in the newly redrawn district, which includes parts of Corpus Christi and run south to the border. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

New adult hunters are usually recruited into the sport only after two to three years of continuous mentorship and support from dedicated existing hunters. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026

The move comes as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited the second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent. — Justin Papp,caleigh Keating,garrett Downs,kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet space program for her small size and calm temperament. — Hanneke Weitering, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

In John’s 2008 novel The Appeal, an ambitious young attorney is unwittingly recruited by some nefarious special interests to seek election to the state supreme court. — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Republicans argue the second Sullivan was recruited into the race to sow confusion, an allegation substantiated on Wednesday by a bombshell New York Times report. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026