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

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

Gobillard hopes to complete the harvest at the estate in about nine days, a job requiring around 120 workers recruited mostly from across France and Poland. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Despite its salaciousness, this genre of video has recruited many parents and grandparents, in particular, including Kathi Julison, the 78-year-old grandmother of 22-year-old Tessani Foster. — David MacK, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The judge, who has been with the show for all 23 seasons, tells PEOPLE about how he was recruited for the role despite initially not wanting to do the show. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 20 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