Synonyms of leveraged

leveraged

verb

past tense of leverage

as in used

to take unfair advantage of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• exploited
• abused
• manipulated
• milked
• played (on or upon)
• imposed (on or upon)
• capitalized (on)
• traded on
• walked on
• pimped
• worked
• cheated
• cashed in (on)
• mistreated
• soaked
• bled
• commercialized
• stuck
• jerked around
• overcharged
• fleeced
• skinned
• commodified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leveraged

In film after film, Robert Siodmak leveraged small script tweaks into major revisions. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

This data could be leveraged for surveillance or intelligence, and robots could be remotely commandeered. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The Journal reports he was leveraged three to four times on these bets, borrowing three to four dollars for every dollar of capital. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 July 2026

The bottom line Both CDs and high-yield savings accounts have unique features that can be leveraged in today's economic landscape. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The island nation has in recent years leveraged its geographical proximity to the Middle East to act as the EU’s gateway to the region and has forged closer ties with many countries, particularly with Israel on energy and defense. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The documentary portrays Leto as a celebrity who leveraged his fame to connect with young fans and control them. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

This update will kick off some indexing work that will then be leveraged in an ostensibly much more robust Spotlight search feature when iOS 27 launches next month. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

The team then leveraged this behavior to build a quantum heat engine that can produce mechanical work and refrigeration at the same time. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026