Synonyms and Antonyms of hire

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hire'

1. (noun) hire
a newly hired employee
Antonyms: send away, force out, fire, sack, give the sack, dismiss, give notice, displace, give the axe, can, terminate

2. (verb) hire
the act of hiring something or someone
Antonyms: send away, terminate, force out, displace, can, give the sack, sack, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, fire

3. (verb) hire, engage, employ
engage or hire for work
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, use, engross, charter, mesh, utilise, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, utilize, apply, plight, enlist
Antonyms: dismiss, terminate, send away, force out, fire, give the axe, give notice, can, sack, displace, give the sack

4. (verb) rent, hire, charter, lease
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Synonyms: employ, take, rent, engage, charter, let, lease, hire
Antonyms: sack, can, terminate, give notice, force out, give the axe, send away, fire, displace, dismiss, give the sack

5. (verb) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
engage for service under a term of contract
Synonyms: require, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, wage, absorb, necessitate, consume, affiance, operate, demand, employ, lock, consider, need, rent, enlist, pick out, remove, aim, plight, contract, adopt, film, fill, pursue, lease, take aim, prosecute, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, drive, let, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, engross, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, shoot, engage, direct, charter, contain, subscribe, betroth, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, hire, accept, guide, admit, mesh, ask, conduct
Antonyms: give the sack, can, dismiss, force out, sack, give the axe, terminate, displace, give notice, send away, fire

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