Synonyms of exploiting

exploiting

verb

present participle of exploit

1

as in using

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

• using
• abusing
• leveraging
• manipulating
• milking
• playing (on or upon)
• imposing (on or upon)
• pimping
• capitalizing (on)
• walking on
• working
• cheating
• trading on
• cashing in (on)
• mistreating
• overcharging
• commercializing
• sticking
• fleecing
• bleeding
• soaking
• skinning
• commodifying
• jerking around

2

as in manipulating

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

• manipulating
• playing (upon)
• deceiving
• maneuvering
• tricking
• duping
• plotting
• jockeying
• engineering
• devising
• fooling
• deluding
• scheming
• hoodwinking
• defrauding
• bluffing
• swindling
• intriguing
• kidding
• masterminding
• gulling
• fleecing
• hoaxing
• conning
• finagling
• arranging
• contriving
• chiseling
• taking in
• cozening
• beguiling
• finessing
• snowing
• shanghaiing
• cheating
• machinating
• hustling

3

as in utilizing

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

• using
• utilizing
• applying
• employing
• harnessing
• operating
• exercising
• manipulating
• drawing on
• making use of
• handling
• wielding
• bringing to bear
• working
• directing
• running
• recycling
• reusing
• cannibalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exploiting

Smaller countries and nonstate actors are increasingly exploiting chokepoints, as well. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

In any case, the incident highlights how autonomous agents are becoming more effective at identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Skeptics say such psychic profilers do more harm than good by wasting police resources and exploiting grieving families. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Once focused entirely on exploiting Disney properties, Disney+ has been increasingly opening up its slate to outside IP, including making development deals for Ella Enchanted and Casper series over the past couple of months. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Online influencers are both stoking and exploiting this uncertainty, turning health misinformation into a business model. — Avi Tuschman, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026

Women accused him in lawsuits of exploiting his position at Operation Underground Railroad and their desire to help combat child trafficking to abuse them. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Researchers gained silent, total control over devices without any user interaction simply by exploiting the SIM-to-modem interface. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

By exploiting a bug in an audio codec and an Android driver, the team carried out two zero-click attacks on Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 phones. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026