/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hired Find synonyms for: Verb1. hire, engage, employusage: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"2. rent, hire, charter, lease, contract, undertakeusage: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services3. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take, get, acquireusage: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"Adjective1. hired, employed (vs. unemployed)usage: having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"2. chartered (vs. unchartered), hired, leasedusage: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language