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
• swindled
• intrigued
• bluffed
• cozened
• fleeced
• beguiled
• masterminded
• hoaxed
• shanghaied
• snowed
• kidded
• contrived
• finessed
• arranged
• conned
• cheated
• 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

And as Tzolis and Arsenal have been showing in the opening weeks of 2026-27, this diagonal pass can be devastating if it is exploited well. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Clancy is, in these tellings, a victim of spousal abuse akin to torture, whose partner cruelly exploited her postpartum suffering in order to dispose of his family. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

According to a post by BGP expert Doug Madory, the announcement likely originated with NexonHost (AS62390), possibly through a compromise of its infrastructure or a customer who exploited gaps in its security. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Three more defendants have been sentenced to a total of 155 months in prison for their role in the Feeding Our Future Fraud scheme–the $250 MILLION scheme that exploited a program intended to feed thousands of children in Minnesota. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

According to OpenAI, its models escaped a sandboxed testing environment, accessed the internet and exploited a vulnerability to gain access to Hugging Face’s systems while trying to find information to cheat on an evaluation. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

The doc would soon be marred with legal issues as Williams’ guardian argued the network exploited Williams. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Jeffrey Epstein created an empire that exploited and trafficked girls and young women while powerful people looked the other way. — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Criminal groups have exploited the core financial and commercial infrastructure that developed in response to China’s strict capital controls and its industrial overcapacity. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026