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

With the Mavericks, there is a coach, in Dusty May, who at one time recruited him collegiately, and a team willing to grow with their young players. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Nearly every major college program recruited him, with Georgia coach Mark Richt pursuing him heavily. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The filmmakers learned about the story while visiting their friend Crawford Hunt, who had been recruited to teach history at the school. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

The Atlanta rapper just announced Fresh—the follow-up to his 2025 studio effort Wham and subsequent mixtape The Leaks—and has recruited frequent collaborators Future and Young Thug for features, alongside Rylo Rodriguez, Bally Baby, and Fatt Smaxx. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

For Cambridge graduates of that era, employment was hardly a question, because companies recruited on campus. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

This reboot, directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji, takes place in 1993 as two estranged fighters are recruited to enter a tournament that forces them to face off against each other. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

The dispute also concerns how OpenAI recruited former Apple employees for its consumer hardware and robotics teams. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026