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

During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

As attacks become more automated, adaptive and capable of exploiting multiple vulnerabilities simultaneously, security teams can no longer rely on detecting and responding to individual indicators after an attack is already underway. — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

After her release, BSO Deerfield Beach detectives identified at least two new cases involving Sylvain exploiting more victims using a similar approach. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Fortunately, exploiting the flaw isn't easy since the hacker would need to be nearby. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Some critics say the groups are exploiting loopholes and, in their view, violating the law. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Europol said criminals are exploiting images and audio to create and edit propaganda, including through deepfakes, memes and GIFs. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

There’s no public information about who is exploiting them or how broadly. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Fortunately for him, early on, Tiafoe didn’t come close to exploiting that shortcoming Tuesday. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026