Synonyms of recruiting

recruiting

verb

present participle of recruit

as in hiring

to provide with a paying job

thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hiring
• employing
• engaging
• retaining
• paying
• enlisting
• placing
• signing (up or on)
• assuming
• taking on
• laying on
• feeing
• jobbing
• promoting
• partnering
• subcontracting
• contracting
• rehiring
• scouting
• upgrading
• reengaging
• reemploying
• keeping (on)
• apprenticing
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• firing
• dismissing
• discharging
• sacking
• canning
• laying off
• axing
• locking out
• furloughing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recruiting

Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Disney+, like Netflix, Coupang Play, Wavve, Watcha and Tving, has been steadily dismantling the Korean broadcast standard of a single 16-episode season, and are recruiting film directors for shorter prestige runs. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

For his part, Neto sounded ready to pitch Tarik Skubal on pitching for the Angels — or, at least, pitching Kroenke on the possibility of recruiting him in free agency. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

On the flip side, a synthetic data model can predict how people with certain characteristics might respond without recruiting those people for every study. — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The trend has been accelerated by an embrace of countywide voting sites and the difficulty in recruiting poll workers. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

The union, in the PERB filing, said the information is helpful when recruiting new members and performing outreach, potentially affecting the union’s long-term strength. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Rivera has done a good job engaging alumni and raising money in his two years as general manager and Lupoi has energized the fan base with his string recruiting since being hired in December. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026