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

Think beyond immediate threats and consider how routine data trails can be exploited over time. — Erik Wittreich, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Critics, including public health experts and food scientists, have long said the industry has exploited the rule to introduce thousands of unstudied chemicals into the nation’s food supply, potentially endangering public health. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Since the nineteen-seventies, far-right parties have exploited anxieties about the arrival of former colonial subjects and migrant workers in countries such as France, Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

When that ability gets constrained, when communication feels censored, when speed is prized over rigor, when ambiguity gets exploited instead of clarified, the meaning of the work itself starts to erode. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Meta had a rogue agent too Meta confirmed one of its models exploited a security flaw during third-party testing after it was inadvertently given internet access, putting it alongside OpenAI and Anthropic in reporting unexpected agent behavior. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

And Meta subsequently disclosed that a testing error had given one of its models Internet access, after which the model exploited a vulnerability at another company. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

No matter that the Brits, like the Bund, were battling Hitler—the Bundists knew that their allies were the colonized, marginal, and exploited. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

If the Dodgers hadn’t brilliantly exploited an MLB economic system that privileges big-market teams, the Padres wouldn’t be so beholden to the wild-card option year after year. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026