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recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt] / rɪˈkrut mənt /
NOUN
employment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business contracting enrollment hiring job service trade
STRONG
assignment avocation awarding calling commissioning craft employ enlistment exercise exercising exertion field function game hire line mission number occupation office position post profession pursuit racket servicing setup situation thing using vocation work
WEAK
carrying engagement in activity application engaging métier occupying retaining signing on taking on what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fun unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment hobby pastime recreation surrender
WEAK
idleness inactivity misuse
NOUN
enlistment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enrollment
STRONG
draft levy
NOUN
enrollment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admission enlistment
STRONG
acceptance accession conscription engagement entrance entry induction influx listing matriculation rally reception record response students subscription
WEAK
student body
Antonyms
STRONG
blackballing conclusion disagreement exit refusal rejection
NOUN
headhunting
Synonyms
WEAK
executive recruiting executive recruitment talent search

Example Sentences

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Iran is stepping up defenses around its biggest oil port and launching a mass recruitment drive amid U.S. troop deployments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Students training to become paramedics in Wales say they have been advised to apply for jobs abroad due to a freeze on recruitment of newly qualified paramedics.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Sale's recruitment has been steady rather than spectacular for next season, with Nicky Smith, Alex Lozowski, Christ Tshiunza and Tomas Francis among those to arrive in the summer.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The Chiefs will not join the NRL until the 2028 season, but Peters will spend next year leading recruitment for the competition's newest team, who will be based in PNG's capital, Port Moresby.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Beatrice focused on surviving, protecting her sons from recruitment, and getting out.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.