Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "hire" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fire fire give sack lay off sack

Derived Terms

DEI hire acquihire car hire dehire diversity hire dry hire gun-for-hire hirable hire car hire out hire purchase hire system hired gun hired hand hiree hireless hireling hireman hirer hireworthy hireworthy mishire murder-for-hire on hire outhire overhire prehire rehire spot hire the laborer is worthy of his hire the labourer is worthy of his hire unhire unhired

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquire act act contract deed employee get human action human activity move undertake

Type Of (IsA)

act affiliating with organization authorization employee film following standard procedures helping

Related Terms

rent

Related Terms

cohort fix job obtain payment remuneration rent reward service

Synonym Network

employment lease rent take on

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.