HIRED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

hired

verb

past tense of hire

as in rented

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding

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as in employed

to provide with a paying job the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

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Recent Examples of hired Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency. — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said evidence presented in Hubbs’ trial established that Hubbs had been hired by someone else to break into the home and set it on fire. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Netflix has hired Steve Wilson to head its podcast expansion, Variety has confirmed. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 New details were released Tuesday about the death of Heather Turner, as a private investigator hired by her family publicly refuted local law enforcement's official ruling of suicide. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 The state had hired the environmental engineering firm Halff earlier that year on a $550,000 contract to investigate the fast-growing number of oil field wastewater eruptions around Oklahoma. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026 Under Sam Su, who oversaw KFC’s expansion in China, the company hired local managers, developed a network of Chinese suppliers and distributors, and expanded into smaller cities. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 Jan Menapace had hired Neverless Construction to patch a leak and repair water damage in her kitchen during last week’s storms in Southern California. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, Hegarty's Hollywood home is currently being rented out.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Nothing says luxury wellness quite like taking a HIIT circuit class in an industrial art studio rented by the hour for a corporate team-building retreat.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rented

Verb

But the very reticence my father employed to protect us had hollowed out our family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Gonska pushed back on that assertion, saying the political strategy employed by Bass during the June 2 primary was different from the activities now being conducted by Building LA in the runoff.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of employed

Verb

With the Mavericks, there is a coach, in Dusty May, who at one time recruited him collegiately, and a team willing to grow with their young players.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruited

Verb

Much of these are solvable problems, if the right people are engaged to ensure that the community is involved from the onset.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
While Owens and Munson did not get engaged during the finale, Owens presented Munson with a promise ring.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

Teachers are better paid and more people are working in Nevada than ever before.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The Queen, meanwhile, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara, arguably the most famous piece in the late monarch's collection.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid

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