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

Eli Zamorano, Sierra Canyon, linebacker, sophomore Zamorano is a rising sophomore who is considered among the top recruits in the 2029 class. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

The 2008 financial crisis, the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression, saw the Army enlist about 80,500 active-duty recruits. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

As for those on the Georgia football team, many of the 2026 recruits have been in Athens for months. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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

If all went according to plan, the recruits would begin the department’s emergency medicine academy Monday. — Haley Parsley august 12, Sacbee.com, 12 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