Synonyms & related words for employed

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of employed — including hired, working, engaged, applied, used, occupied. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to employed

Explore words related to employed — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include employing, utilized, underemployed, misemploy, employs, employment, worked, nonworking. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for employed

Common synonyms for employed include hired, working, engaged, applied, used, occupied, hireling, paid — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does employed come from?

The word employed breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ploy-, from Latin plico (“fold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.