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

Working in medicine, in particular, provides an opportunity to connect to voters, says Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action, a political organization that recruits and supports Democratic candidates with scientific and medical backgrounds. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026

The group's president, Shaughnessy Naughton, says that the organization does leadership development and recruits scientists to run across the country, then helps candidates in a variety of ways. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Unprecedented interest Something seemed to change this year, said Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action, a political action committee that recruits, trains and helps Democrats with science, tech, engineering and math backgrounds get elected. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Georgia recruits elite high school players, develops them, retains them and replaces them with more elite high school players. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Young Storytellers recruits volunteers from the entertainment industry and others with writing experience to work with students in elementary, middle school and high school. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Georgia, a perennial top-10 program and national championship contender, typically recruits passers of Matthew Stafford-level pedigree. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

When a pharma or biotech company wants to test a new drug, Iqvia finds the sites, recruits the patients, runs the trial and cleans the data. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Pitt consistently recruits South Florida and has plucked some key players out of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Hazing involves requiring new or potential recruits to the military or college fraternities to perform strenuous, humiliating or dangerous tasks. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Elliot Cadeau and Trey McKenney give Michigan a strong backcourt that will be complemented by the transfer portal and high school recruits. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Star linebackers Chris Cole and Raylen Wilson, hard-hitting safety KJ Bolden, All-SEC cornerback Ellis Robinson IV and nose tackle Elijah Griffin are among the 18 5-star recruits Smart has signed over the past five classes. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Not that the celebrity recruits get much sleep in the Malaysian jungle. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

The union spokeswoman noted that after the previous train disaster in Córdoba province, the rail operator opened a new training center, but those new recruits won’t join the workforce until next year. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Esquivel is one of Perfect Game’s top recruits nationwide, an LSU pledge and the 2025 Star-Telegram Player of the Year. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Never mind the rows of recruits at Saturday’s victory, and forget for a moment about the fans who are slowly finding their way back to the Rose Bowl for Bruins football games. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026