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

The intrinsic value of each partner entity is embedded within the NYC Reads Neighborhood Initiative and was leveraged to elevate the whole. — Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But with knowledge that the clock was running down on the strategy, the administration has, in recent months, embarked on a pathway toward more durable duties using trade authorities that the president has leveraged in the past. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

The other danger is that ransomware attackers often steal sensitive data during their intrusions, which can then be leveraged to extort victim companies into paying to keep the data quiet. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

The company alleges OpenAI leveraged the insider knowledge of its ex-employees to build up its fledgling hardware division. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 July 2026

One Reddit user, who leveraged their own Roth IRA by making major calls on SpaceX, wiped out several hundred thousand dollars from their retirement. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 July 2026

Trustees raised several concerns, including the lack of a statewide bond measure on the November ballot that could otherwise have been leveraged to secure matching state funds. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Divergent’s patented technologies have been leveraged by defense and aerospace organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and the US Department of Defense, as well as high-end automakers like Bugatti and McLaren. — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Disney hasn’t leveraged the release frame for its tentpoles in the same way that Sony, Universal and Paramount have. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026