Synonyms of recruits

recruits 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of recruit

as in hires

to provide with a paying job

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hires
• employs
• engages
• pays
• places
• enlists
• jobs
• fees
• retains
• signs (up or on)
• partners
• assumes
• takes on
• lays on
• apprentices
• rehires
• contracts
• promotes
• reemploys
• reengages
• scouts
• upgrades
• subcontracts
• keeps (on)
• advances
• headhunts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cans
• discharges
• dismisses
• fires
• axes
• sacks
• furloughs
• locks out
• lays off

recruits

2 of 2

noun

plural of recruit

as in apprentices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

the skydiving instructor and other experienced jumpers tried to encourage the new recruits on their first jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apprentices
• freshmen
• novices
• newcomers
• beginners
• rookies
• virgins
• novitiates
• greenhorns
• students
• newbies
• colts
• rooks
• fledglings
• neophytes
• tyros
• punks
• cubs
• trainees
• tenderfeet
• babes
• candidates
• boots
• abecedarians
• amateurs
• entrants
• learners
• dabblers
• probationers
• dilettantes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• professionals
• experts
• vets
• masters
• pros
• old-timers
• old hands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recruits

Verb

The Paramount+ spy thriller, now in its third season, follows Joe, the leader of the CIA’s covert Lioness Program, which recruits female operatives to befriend women connected to high-value terrorist targets. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Saldaña plays Joe McNamara, a CIA station chief leading the covert Lioness unit, which recruits and trains female soldiers for global counter-terrorism missions, balancing this with a challenging family life. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Georgia recruits better than almost anyone in the country, and the 2026 edition of this roster will feature a ton of former big-time prospects who waited their turn and were developed the old-fashioned way. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Why the farmer’s walk works Walking with heavy loads recruits nearly every major muscle group, with particular activation in the core and lower body. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

An ever-expanding array of brands — from Microsoft to Victoria’s Secret to Red Bull — regularly recruits student creators through ambassadorship programs and on-campus events. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Both seats are among the National Republican Congressional Committee’s best flip opportunities in the country, and Flores and Tijerina are considered two of the strongest Republican recruits this cycle. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

Among his credentials, Hansen in 2017 became the only Canadian to lead a new group of NASA astronaut recruits. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

Noun

Both junior investment bankers and senior banking veterans—including former Morgan Stanley managing director Alisha Lehr just last month—are among OpenAI’s latest recruits. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Smart’s Georgia teams have produced 84 draft picks and 21 first-round selections over his 10 years leading the program, including 63 draft picks and 15 first-rounders over the past six years with his recruits in place. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Some college boosters and coaches had long found ways to pay choice recruits or their families. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Things in essence really do start now for Blount and Lightfoot, both of whom were five-star recruits in the Class of 2024 according to the 247Sports composite ranking. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

New recruits have yet to offset retirements, and courts across the state remain critically understaffed. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Ha and Lee are also dialed in, as is Sasha Calle as Val, a con woman Sugar recruits as his assistant and protégé. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

No, the concerts are returning because the revenue from a single full-stadium event can fund a handful of four-star recruits. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

As The Athletic reported earlier this summer, the going rate for a high-major starter is typically in the seven figures, even for recruits coming straight from high school. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026