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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But the prime minister is cannily exploiting the divisions among them.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“The result was a highly lucrative film franchise that presented itself as sympathetic to Indigenous struggles,” the lawsuit said, “all while silently exploiting a real Indigenous youth behind the scenes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The world is burning and everyone is exploiting it for their own gain.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Cybersecurity experts said Mythos and cutting-edge AI models from OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google are becoming so good at finding and exploiting bugs that they could make it easier for people to launch cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I was a true hustler—uneducated, unskilled at anything honorable, and I considered myself nervy and cunning enough to live by my wits, exploiting any prey that presented itself.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

exploiting

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