EXPLOITING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

exploiting

verb

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 Balochistan has endured a long-running insurgency by groups that accuse Pakistan of discriminating against the province and exploiting its natural resources. — Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026 Harnesses like Claude Code and Cursor are great at exploiting large language model (LLM) capabilities for a specific task, like coding, for instance. — Dan Faulkner, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Last week, the group grabbed headlines for stealing 2-3TB of data from the FBI, allegedly by exploiting the agency’s online jobs board. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 Advances in the sector also increase the chance of nefarious actors launching devastating cyberattacks, with AI becoming increasingly adept at identifying and exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Stephen Collins, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 By exploiting this feature of general relativity, warp drives could indeed work, at least in theory. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Yindjibarndi have accused Fortescue of exploiting their land and damaging cultural sites. — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Know More Baker’s remarks came amid concerns that advanced AI models could be turned into potent hacking tools, capable of finding and exploiting unknown security flaws with little human direction. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Verb

And with the National Cancer Institute preparing a major randomized trial of multicancer screening tests using cancer death as the endpoint, the agency should also consider whether approving Grail’s test will impede that work.

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
The short treatment menu includes facials and massages, using Tribe517 products.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of using

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Present-day police work reflects our current economic order by placing a high value on manipulating such immaterialities.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
According to Treasury, Galeano had been detained in the United States in 2017 on suspicion of manipulating ATMs and was found with drugs and backpacks containing a large amount of cash.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulating

Verb

His third model, more formally speaking, released just months after the Air Penny 3 while also utilizing Foamposite technology for its upper.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Avant and Oportun utilizing data beyond traditional credit scores to cater to borrowers with fair or subprime credit.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of utilizing

Verb

Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez accused the actor of physically abusing their 12-year-old son last month.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As reports of officers abusing Flock have made headlines and the company has become increasingly controversial, hundreds of cities and counties have ended or suspended their contracts with the company, or decided not to renew them.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of abusing

Verb

The state should have to individually make cases to collect the money rather than automatically applying liens.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Doing so would entail repairing cracks that admit water, maintaining the foundations of each section, applying a sealant to slow the weathering process, and keeping the encroachment of vegetation in check.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of applying

Verb

To bridge this gap, modern supply chains are moving beyond static systems of record toward systems of reality, leveraging existing infrastructure and smart technology to understand how physical spaces are actually being utilized in real time.

— Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The agent proactively completes the work, leveraging any apps the user has granted it access to, and only reaches out to the human when something requires their review or attention.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of leveraging

Verb

In recent years, the local economy has improved as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base expanded, now directly employing 38,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of employing

Verb

By harnessing these tools, many clinicians report saving an hour per day on documentation, reducing after-hours work and reclaiming their personal time.

— Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Before Muse, Meta was mostly harnessing AI to feed contextual content to users and better target and create advertising, which makes up the bulk of the company's revenue stream.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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