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

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

Interim work is often temporary cover while a company recruits a permanent hire. — Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 1 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

Barcott is the co-founder and CEO of With Honor, an organization that recruits bipartisan veterans to run for office. — Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2026

According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people. — Michele Promaulayko, Allure, 17 June 2026

Moscow regularly recruits young men of various nationalities — the Starmer arsonists were Ukrainian-born — as proxies in its shadowy hybrid warfare campaigns, Reuters reported. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 15 June 2026

In Adidas’ recent World Cup commercial, actor Timothée Chalamet recruits Rodman, Spain’s Lamine Yamal and England’s Jude Bellingham in his quest to take down a neighborhood champion team. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Noun

If nothing else, Patriot Front offers sympathetic groups intent on violence a valuable pool of potential recruits. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The complaint says that the school has already lost two women’s soccer players and several recruits because of the conference uncertainty. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Currently, the recruiting cycle is in a period in which recruits haven’t been able to make campus visits. — Gary Bedore july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Now that official visits are starting to wind down, more and more teams and recruits are getting a clearer picture about what the future holds for them in the 2027 cycle. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Anthropic’s employees and recruits, as well as some of the AI company’s customers, call it a feature. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Russian military lawyer Sergei Mamontov said contracts for drone service offer fewer protections than many recruits believe because commanders ultimately decide personnel assignments. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

While the global maritime sector is just 1% female, 72% of Sea Ranger recruits—and 50% of those ultimately hired as Rangers—have been women. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026