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
• fooling
• devising
• deluding
• scheming
• hoodwinking
• defrauding
• bluffing
• swindling
• intriguing
• kidding
• masterminding
• gulling
• fleecing
• conning
• hoaxing
• arranging
• finagling
• contriving
• chiseling
• taking in
• cozening
• beguiling
• finessing
• snowing
• cheating
• shanghaiing
• 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

Every improvement in surveillance capability encourages new methods of avoidance, whether through disabling tracking devices, manipulating vessel identities, or exploiting gaps between different monitoring systems. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Amuse Labs is a digital animation studio and production company focused on creating, producing and internationally exploiting children’s content for broadcasters and digital platforms. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 July 2026

Semiconductor makers, now near an 18% weighting in the S & P 500, are taking in that money, exploiting shortages and rationing scarcity through soaring prices. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Whether the genre is romantasy or autofiction, making up stories often demands making up stories about real people — exploiting them — to serve a narrative purpose. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Most schemes involved hiding behind computer screens, renting nonexistent apartments or exploiting a grandparent’s love by asking for a grandchild’s fake bail. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

The four-piece band acts like alchemists, exploiting instruments to their full potential. — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

RoguePlanet, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, came to public notice in June when NightmareEclipse, the pseudonymous name used by a researcher, disclosed it along with code for exploiting it. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Forbes previously reported that CISA didn’t have access to either Anthropic or OpenAI models that had proven adept at finding bugs and exploiting them with no human required. — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026