Definitions

exploiting

[ik-sploi-ting] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

corrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crooked fraudulent nefarious rotten shady unethical unscrupulous untrustworthy venal

STRONG

base bent debauched fixed foul open padded profiteering reprobate suborned tainted

WEAK

bribable double-dealing extortionate faithless fast and loose gone to the dogs inconstant iniquitous knavish mercenary on the take perfidious praetorian racket up snide treacherous two-faced underhanded unfaithful unprincipled wide open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ethical good honest honorable moral respectable trustworthy

STRONG

clean pure

WEAK

decent helpful high kind noble principled purified sound truthful uncorrupt upright wholesome

Example Sentences

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The buyers accuse the company of exploiting them and pushing them to use Rocket’s mortgage company, even though the loan packages offered by Rocket were “disadvantageous” to the buyers, according to the lawsuit.

From MarketWatch

Buyers are also increasingly exploiting the restrictions on Iran to get the sanctioned oil at even deeper discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Afar fossil challenges that assumption, indicating that from its earliest stages, Paranthropus was both adaptable and capable of exploiting a wider range of food sources.

From Science Daily

U.S. globalization has always been less about exploiting wage gaps and more about projecting management, technology, and innovation outward.

From Barron's

"He's good at exploiting weaknesses, but he backs down when he's punched in the face," Newsom said.

From Barron's

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