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exploited

/ˈɛksplˌɔɪtʌd/adjective3 syllables

Exploited means: (of persons) taken advantage of.

Synonyms for exploited6

adjective, as in (of persons) taken advantage of

ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised, misused

Opposites of exploited

unexploited

What does exploited mean?2

adjective

1

(of persons) taken advantage of“after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used”

2

developed or used to greatest advantage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Exploited in a sentence

  • The company exploited its workers through low wages.Ivan24
  • He exploited his position to build up his fortune.AlanF_US
  • This discovery has been exploited to the detriment of the poor peasants.vvv123
  • Any religion or philosophy can be cynically exploited by the powerful.shekitten
  • This is an opportunity that should be exploited.CK
  • He exploited the orphans for his own gain and profit.Nuel
  • He exploited them in the most ruthless manner imaginable.Nuel
  • Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims.saeb

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