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

And who knows about Newcastle, who have lost three crucial players and only really brought in promising youngsters, all of whom will be managed by someone recruited from the Saudi Pro League. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Directed by Jon Favreau, the film premiered in theaters May 22 and follows bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice, Grogu, as they’re recruited by officer Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) to aid the New Republic. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Beck had recruited a new drummer with a substantial online following, one Anika Nilles, and Scully immediately took note. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Redgrift was recruited from Hauser & Wirth in late 2019, just weeks after Pace opened its new Chelsea headquarters. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Stella had been recruited to lead the hospital in June 2018 and had overseen a $166 million expansion, the development of corporate partnerships and the improvement of patient care. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Orphaned in the early 1980s after both of his parents died of AIDS, the 47-year-old lives in Kasensero, where researchers recruited participants for the lenacapavir trial. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

One man in his early 20s told me that his childhood friends had been recruited to work in fentanyl labs and would return smelling like chemicals for weeks. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Directors and advisors are recruited for their experience and education, and their principal contribution is to apply strategic judgment. — James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026