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

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

Then there are companies who are harnessing both technology and human talent as NBC News reported. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

But AfD has long become adept at harnessing discontent with issues well beyond its signature theme of curbing migration, which powered its rise in the mid-2010s. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

But once these challenges are overcome, harnessing a network of qubits can yield stunning numbers of outcomes. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026

Erika Anderson is a postdoctoral scholar at UC San Francisco harnessing molecular biology to better understand the development of diseases. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Such is life in professional golf, a sport built on managing failure and harnessing emotions — and where success one week, or one year, doesn’t always carry over to the next. — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 20 June 2026