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

Summary Canadian universities have successfully recruited 64 international scholars, 48 from top American institutions like Harvard and MIT. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

For instance, in large American cities such as Chicago, significant segments of the Hispanic minority speak only Spanish, which precludes their being recruited by the police. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

In a Monday court filing, the DOJ said Trump secured $258 million in congressional funding for capital restoration in 2025 and recruited donors to finance an endowment. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Halsey recruited Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to pump the record full of blistering rock production to match its gritty content. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Canada has recruited dozens of academics from American campuses as the United States cracks down on prestigious institutions. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

At a science standards adoption in Texas in 2021, an oil and gas industry group recruited volunteers to participate in the process. — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Tottenham have recruited six players, all of whom played in the Premier League last season. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026