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

The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the military camp in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

In the background, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is on-going, and the military is scrambling for recruits. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

The Justice Department said Yusuf maintained a list of Llerena’s recruits at the pharmacy and received cash payments from him at above-market prices. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Lenderking said the Houthis generate revenue through black-market oil sales, taxation and extortion while also forcing families to provide recruits, allowing the group to continue fighting even if Iranian assistance is cut off. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

National recruiting outlets began coming to Ballard’s training sessions, and Potts’ name grew as a young trainer developing top recruits. — Pj Green october 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Apple claims some recruits received guidance about presenting information from their previous jobs during interviews. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

The doc, screening in the international competition, follows a group of recruits through 45 days of training with Myanmar’s resistance movement. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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