Synonyms of subcontract

subcontract

verb

as in to pay

to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do

Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.

Related Words

• pay
• contract
• hire
• job
• place
• partner
• recruit
• employ
• retain
• promote
• fee
• apprentice
• assume
• sign (up or on)
• engage
• lay on
• take on
• rehire
• enlist
• reemploy
• upgrade
• keep (on)
• reengage
• advance
• headhunt
• scout

Dissimilar Words

• lay off
• can
• dismiss
• lock out
• furlough
• sack
• discharge
• ax
• fire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subcontract

Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

The company subcontracts all flooring installations to local, third-party installers. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026

In October, My Health My Resources issued a request for bids to subcontract its Youth Mentoring Services program. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026

But anyone subcontracting tasks to AI is clever enough to imagine what might come next—a day when augmentation crosses into automation, and cognitive obsolescence compels them to seek work at a food truck, pet spa, or massage table. — Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026