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

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

But the Jamar Mozee effect has supplied the Cornhuskers with a collection of KC players either coached or recruited by Mozee. — Pj Green september 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Julia is recruited by a study group drilling for the Putnam Test — a six-hour math competition for undergraduates considered the most prestigious in the world. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

The operation began around 2018, when Noreus agreed to provide fraudulent credentials to nursing students recruited through Medlife Institute, another school implicated in the federal investigation, according to prosecutors. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Some of those crimes were committed by men who were recruited into the military from prison. — ABC News, 16 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

The Republican National Committee said it's already recruited a record number of poll watchers. — Nicholas Riccardi, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026