LEVERAGE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

leverage 1 of 2

noun

ˈle-və-rij

Definition of leverage

as in influence

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions

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leverage

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verb

as in to use

to take unfair advantage of a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

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Noun

The decision only made sense because the workflow was core to how our company operates, and because improving it could create meaningful leverage for our team and a better experience for our customers. — Malte Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Research confirms even the largest companies have no leverage to lower prices. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Governments from largely blue-leaning areas around the country have filed similar lawsuits seeking damages that could total billions of dollars, part of a wave of legal action worldwide seeking to leverage action through the courts. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 That means the only way to see what’s happening inside of these calls is to leverage AI to observe them, and to measure the right things. — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leverage

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Noun

The traditional Pueblo architecture has touches of Native American and Western influences, along with European and Mexican motifs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Scotlandville will no longer be represented by a native son, someone who people believed instinctively understood their challenges and offered a direct line to power and influence in the nation’s capital.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of influence

Verb

Hickel also described how the production used virtual reality to scout digital environments and simulate different seating positions inside an IMAX auditorium.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Their role becomes clear at 21-, 36- and 52-Across, where the clues solve to partial entries, which can be completed only by using the entry spaces of those dash clues.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of use

Noun

Blurred boundaries Measuring global functional connectivity—how much influence each patch of cortex exerts over the rest—the team found that, when participants had their eyes closed, sensory regions lost sway while associative regions gained.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
The story plays out in New York’s cutthroat acting scene, where a talented Indian actor chasing his craft falls under the sway of Keitel’s teacher.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sway

Verb

Feigenbaum offered a more cautious interpretation, describing some of the violent perpetrators as fringe provocateurs who exploit broader demonstrations without necessarily directing them.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
The company has documented instances in which experimental agents took unauthorized actions during testing, including exploiting vulnerabilities and accessing external systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploit

Verb

This concept turned into an exhibit element where visitors could manipulate the parameters themselves and create different fields of grass.

— Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Our minds take in information from the world (input), manipulate it in some fashion (computation), and then enact behavior (output).

— Benjamin Riley, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of manipulate

Verb

Macedo wrote a letter to Steve Kawa, the chair of the authority’s board, ahead of the meeting saying that Choudri had misused taxpayer money and abused public trust.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
There’s a sense in the gut that really gets offended by people who abuse their power.

— Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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