WORKFORCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WORKFORCE?

Need another word that means the same as “workforce”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “workforce” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Workforce” are: hands, manpower, men, work force, employees, staff, personnel, human resources

Workforce as a Noun

Definitions of "Workforce" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “workforce” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The force of workers available.
• The people engaged in or available for work, either in a country or area or in a particular firm or industry.

Synonyms of "Workforce" as a noun (8 Words)

employees	A worker who is hired to perform a job.
hands	One of two sides of an issue. Too much power in the president s hands.
human resources	Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage.
manpower	The number of people working or available for work or service. The police had only limited manpower.
men	Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.
personnel	The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management. Sales personnel.
staff	The system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. A staff meeting.
work force	The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it.

Usage Examples of "Workforce" as a noun

• A quarter of Galway's manufacturing workforce are being put out of a job.

Associations of "Workforce" (30 Words)

bricklayer	A person whose job is to build walls, houses, and other structures with bricks.
calligrapher	Someone skilled in penmanship.
commute	Reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one. He commuted from Corby to Kentish Town.
competent	Adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional. A competent typist.
craftsman	(in the UK) a qualified private soldier in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. As an actor he was a consummate craftsman.
downsize	Make (a company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions. Recession forced many companies to downsize.
employment	The state of having paid work. He is looking for employment.
experienced	Having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation. An experienced social worker.
hire	A person who is hired an employee. They hired two new secretaries in the department.
manpower	The number of people working or available for work or service. The police had only limited manpower.
mason	A Freemason. One course of massive stones roughly masoned.
plumber	A person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems.
practiced	Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. A practiced marksman.
professional	Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person competent skilful or assured. Professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching.
professionally	In a manner worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; skilfully. The officer acted professionally with great bravery.
proficiency	The quality of having great facility and competence. Practice greatly improves proficiency.
proficient	A person who is proficient. A proficient engineer.
rebuild	An instance of rebuilding. The rebuilds include a number of Delage cars.
reconstitute	Change the form and organization of (an institution. His skeleton was reconstituted and exhibited in University College.
reorganization	An extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government. After the takeover there was a thorough reorganization.
repairman	A skilled worker whose job is to repair things. A TV repairman.
resource	The ability to find clever ways to overcome difficulties resourcefulness. The flower of the French army was lost without resource.
restructure	Organize differently. Shareholders and creditors agreed to restructure debts and payment schedules.
seasoned	(of wood) made suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content. She is a seasoned traveller.
skilled	Having or showing the knowledge, ability, or training to perform a certain activity or task well. A skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow.
staff	Provide an organization business etc with staff. The general relied on his staff to make routine decisions.
technician	Someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique. A laboratory technician.
trained	Shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form. The trained eye of a professional photographer.
veteran	A person who has had long experience in a particular field. A veteran of two world wars.
workmanlike	Worthy of a good workman. A steady workmanlike approach.