Synonyms of exploited

exploited

verb

past tense of exploit

1

as in used

to take unfair advantage of

the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• abused
• manipulated
• leveraged
• milked
• played (on or upon)
• imposed (on or upon)
• traded on
• cheated
• capitalized (on)
• walked on
• worked
• pimped
• mistreated
• cashed in (on)
• fleeced
• overcharged
• commercialized
• skinned
• stuck
• soaked
• bled
• jerked around
• commodified

2

as in manipulated

to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means

a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulated
• played (upon)
• deceived
• engineered
• maneuvered
• tricked
• duped
• plotted
• jockeyed
• deluded
• devised
• fooled
• hoodwinked
• schemed
• gulled
• finagled
• defrauded
• intrigued
• swindled
• bluffed
• cozened
• fleeced
• beguiled
• masterminded
• hoaxed
• shanghaied
• snowed
• kidded
• contrived
• arranged
• finessed
• cheated
• conned
• took in
• chiseled
• machinated
• hustled

3

as in utilized

to put into action or service

it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• utilized
• applied
• employed
• harnessed
• operated
• exercised
• brought to bear
• made use of
• drew on
• manipulated
• wielded
• handled
• worked
• directed
• reused
• recycled
• cannibalized
• ran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exploited

The stutter, in this case, provides a sudden stimulus that triggers the ’keeper to commit to going in a certain direction early, which can then be exploited with a shot sent the other way. — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Instead of performing occasional security audits, organisations will increasingly use AI to test their systems continuously, helping identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Prompt injection, credential leakage and model supply chain risk are all being exploited right now. — Priya Sawant, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

And ultimately, like with any of those things, it becomes exploited for negative power. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 July 2026

The argument was that tech like cameras and GPS tracking in cars could be exploited by foreign powers. — New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Starting with the campaign for universal white male suffrage soon after the American Revolution, marginalized and exploited people fought for equal rights. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Most troublingly, Anthropic said, was a case in which the model was manipulated into producing code that demonstrated how a vulnerability could be exploited. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026