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sublet

[suhb-let, suhb-let, suhb-let] / sʌbˈlɛt, ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt /
ADJECTIVE
rented
Synonyms
STRONG
chartered contracted hired lent let occupied tenanted
VERB
farm out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hire out rent out subcontract
WEAK
farm job
VERB
hire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select
STRONG
authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease utilize
WEAK
add to payroll bring on board contract for fill a position find help give a break give job to give work make use of put on put to work sign on sign up take on truck with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun
STRONG
cancel
WEAK
discharge lay off
VERB
lease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charter hire rent out
STRONG
let loan sublease
Antonyms
WEAK
sell
VERB
let
Synonyms
STRONG
charter hire lease sublease
Antonyms
WEAK
buy forbid hinder hold impede inhibit keep obstruct prevent sell
VERB
rent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
borrow charter hire lease
STRONG
contract engage lend let loan
WEAK
allow the use of make available put on loan take it
Antonyms
STRONG
break off
WEAK
buy purchase

Example Sentences

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Mama, Sid and I moved into a sublet and eventually into a 19-room Tudor-style mansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

On the one hand, you did promise working internet when you agreed to sublet to them.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Suitable spaces are passed down, sublet, shared in secret.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Unscrupulous private landlords may lease public plots from Caltrans, then illegally sublet pieces of them at inflated rents to immigrant businesses whose owners are uninsured.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Her mother must have understood, for they didn’t sublet again.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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