Synonyms for
Recruit
Definition
to enlist someone in the armed forces, a job, or an organization
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- recruit new members
- recruit staff
- recruit soldiers
- recruit talent
- recruit volunteers
- recruit employees
- recruit players
Word family
Usage note
As a verb, 'recruit' often implies bringing someone into an organization, especially for military or employment purposes. It can also be used informally to mean persuading someone to join a group or activity.
Example sentences
- The company is recruiting new employees.
- The military is recruiting young people.
- He decided to recruit volunteers for the charity event.
- She was recruited by a famous law firm.
- The college is recruiting students for its new program.
Quotes
We don't recruit players from the streets. UCLA is a great school. Basketball is secondary. I will never compromise my values and standards.
The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.
I never saw myself as being ambitious, I saw myself as being in love. I wanted to marry this woman and I wanted to have children with her.