Synonyms of harnessed

harnessed

verb

past tense of harness

as in used

to put into action or service

huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• utilized
• applied
• exploited
• employed
• operated
• exercised
• wielded
• brought to bear
• made use of
• manipulated
• drew on
• handled
• directed
• worked
• recycled
• reused
• ran
• cannibalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harnessed

There were about a million reasons it couldn’t be harnessed, among them the fact that the nearest natural source of EUV is the sun. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

In a lot of ways, the song mirrors the historic success Karol has harnessed so far on the Tropitour. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

An amateur astronomer harnessed artificial intelligence agents to find a previously undiscovered exoplanet lurking in publicly available data. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Two of the biggest music superstars on the planet have harnessed their powers. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2026

The signature is similar to the microbial system harnessed in gene-editing tools such as CRISPR Cas-9, which is used to modify the DNA of living organisms. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

The recent success of a late-stage mRNA cancer vaccine, showing the drug stopped the return of melanoma, has boosted hopes that the approach can be successfully harnessed to attack other cancers. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

While this could create problems, it could also be harnessed for neuromorphic computing, where interconnected devices mimic the way the brain processes information. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

The main restaurant uses 70 percent local suppliers, and the hotel’s water supply is harnessed from rainwater tanks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026