employs

VERB

make use of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply engage exploit handle occupy operate spend use utilize

STRONG

bestow exercise exert fill manipulate

WEAK

bring to bear keep busy put to use take up use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be lazy surrender yield

STRONG

take

WEAK

fire ignore lay off let go misuse shun unemploy

VERB

give money in exchange for work performed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engage enlist hire retain

STRONG

commission contract ink obtain place procure secure

WEAK

bring on board come on board contract for put on sign on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discharge fire let go release shun

STRONG

forfeit lose

WEAK

ignore lay off misuse unemploy

Example Sentences

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The service side of the economy — banks, retailers, hospitals and so forth — employs most Americans.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The technology titan also employs more than 120,000 people and works with 1,700 contract suppliers, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Spotify also employs a combination of full-time employees and freelancers that staff each show, including sound engineers, lighting specialists and set designers who help keep the place running.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Biosphere's Dnipro plant employs 19 veterans but wants government support to take on former soldiers and civilians with disabilities.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Mad-Eye Moody, however, looks responsible and kindly when set beside the part- human Dumbledore employs to teach Care of Magical Creatures.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling