Thesaurus:employ

Thesaurus

employ

English

Verb

Sense: to use for a job or task.

Synonyms

• apply
• appoint    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bestow
• brook (Scotland)
• commission
• commit
• employ
• exercise
• exploit
• handle
• make use
• ply
• put to use
• spend
• suborn (archaic)
• take advantage of
• use
• utilize
• wield

Antonyms

• discard
• disuse
• shun
• surrender    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• choose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• select

Hyponyms

• hire
• put to good use

Various

• manipulate

Further reading

• “677. use” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “employ” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.