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

Street Fighters Ryu and Ken reunite when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Bénédictine is composed of 27 herbs and spices and bottled at 80 proof, which all seems like a lot, except when compared to Yellow Chartreuse, which recruits some 130 herbs and spices, and is currently bottled at 86 proof. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Monét released a trailer for Frequency of Love, which recruits a range of collaborators across R&B, including SZA, Bruno Mars, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Chlöe and Lucky Daye. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

The Lioness Program recruits female operatives who go undercover and infiltrate the inner circles of enemy targets by getting close to the women connected to them. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026

Aguilar was told by fire academy recruits that her social media content helped bring them into the profession. — Vincent Medina, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The people helping recruits land scholarships are not necessarily involved in negotiating what comes with them. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Each week, Blake recruits two equally under-qualified friends from the entertainment world to join his new business and tackle a challenge none of them are remotely prepared for. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Standout recruits among the mass of volunteers were selected for additional training and assigned to high-priority operations. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Noun

Most crime syndicates were more welcoming to Korean recruits, for example, than mainstream corporations were. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Pore’s vision was sold to many players — not just the nine locals — a list that includes many international recruits. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Exhaustion, poor organization, inadequate training and the lack of a clear end-of-service date drive recruits to desert, according to soldiers and military analysts. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

The facility serves as the Coast Guard's sole basic training center for enlisted recruits, and the improvements are intended to accommodate its growing workforce. — Michael Sinkewicz , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Around 72% of managers plan to boost pay for recruits with relevant AI skills, and 42% say that knowledge commands a greater surcharge than other technical skills. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Wilkerson was one of the dozens of recruits to take in the Horned Frogs’ top-10 showdown with the Cougars. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Santos decided to step away from Special Forces just before the recruits were set to climb a ladder suspended 300 feet above the jungle canopy. — Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026

Increasingly, so are the women who train recruits, enforce rules, supply doctrine and sustain the systems behind it. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026