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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Additionally, it employs more than 50,000 people across the U.S.,

From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026

The company employs 47,000 people globally, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

In Germany, any company that employs more than 20 people is legally obliged to employ at least one disabled person.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Slate’s design team is based in Los Angeles County and recently moved into a new space in Carson, which employs about 50 workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Some of the most fascinating control work in European forests employs the forest red ant as an aggressive insect predator — a species which, unfortunately, does not occur in North America.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson