Synonyms of harnessing

harnessing

verb

present participle of harness

as in using

to put into action or service

huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• using
• utilizing
• exploiting
• applying
• employing
• operating
• exercising
• drawing on
• making use of
• manipulating
• wielding
• handling
• bringing to bear
• working
• directing
• recycling
• running
• reusing
• cannibalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harnessing

So harnessing the competitiveness and work rate which complemented a generational talent, the former striker went back to the drawing board with gritty determination. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Investing in implementation and tailored training on technology for employees is therefore key to harnessing its full potential and genuinely improving productivity. — Julien Villemonteix, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

This, however, assumes companies are already good at harnessing either one of them. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

The chip is the world’s first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by harnessing the physics of microwaves. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

That plan includes harnessing data collected by the Independent Center, which has been using AI to identify districts where independents have the best chance of succeeding. — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 July 2026

Trump is also now harnessing the processes of criminal law to intimidate and punish. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

According to Wright, Musk’s plan to launch 1 million satellites is technically a step toward Type II, but harnessing the entire power of the sun would require materials totaling more mass than all the asteroids in the asteroid belt. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

In the meantime, SpaceX’s application says the Gen 3 system will meet AI capacity needs by harnessing a swath of radio spectrum for which Starlink has already received regulatory approval in the Ku-, Ka-, V-, and E-bands. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026