EXPLOITING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

exploiting

verb

Definition of exploiting next

present participle of exploit

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of exploiting Brunson’s defense and the lack of rim protection from Towns remain weaknesses, but nobody has come close to exploiting them so far. —

Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026 Governors, regulators and consumer advocates are challenging traditional profit guarantees and rate hikes, arguing monopoly utilities are exploiting a ‘broken’ 20th century model while households struggle with affordability. —

Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 Harpy eagles occupy one of the few niches capable of exploiting that food source consistently. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 The film centers on a pickpocket who survives by exploiting the desires of closeted men, until his detached worldview is upended when one of his marks returns seeking closeness rather than settling scores. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026 But this isn’t just a movement of grifters exploiting a quirk of the algorithm. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 In 2019, a couple was charged with embezzlement and exploiting the elderly for bilking buyers in six Western North Carolina counties out of millions of dollars for log homes. —

Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026 The goal is to support both robotic and future human missions by exploiting the unique advantages of low-altitude aerial reconnaissance. —

Omar Kardoudi may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2026 Breaking the sound barrier without breaking hardware moves us a step closer to fully exploiting this new mode of planetary exploration. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

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Verb

The rooms Judy likes to give each hotel a personality, but using Poldark as inspiration wouldn’t be nearly quirky enough for the Hutsons.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
The stores will be roughly 20,000 square feet and exclusively accessible to gig workers using the retailer’s Spark delivery driver app to collect orders and bring them to customers.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 May 2026