What is another word for exploit?
1319 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɛksplɔ͡ɪt], [ ˈɛksplɔɪt], [ ˈɛ_k_s_p_l_ɔɪ_t]
The word "exploit" refers to an action or deed which takes advantage of a situation or individual for one's own personal gain. There are a variety of synonyms that can be used in place of this word, including utilize, leverage, manipulate, capitalize, and benefit from. Utilize indicates the use of something for a beneficial purpose, while leverage suggests using something to gain an advantage. Manipulate involves controlling a situation or person to achieve a specific outcome. Capitalize refers to making the most out of a situation, while benefiting from suggests gaining an advantage from someone or something. These synonyms offer a range of options for conveying the meaning of "exploit" in different contexts.
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Similar words for exploit:
- accomplishment (noun)
- achievement (noun)
- act (noun)
- action (noun)
- coup (noun)
- doing (noun)
- draw on (noun)
- endeavor (noun)
- event (noun)
- exploit (noun)
- masterstroke (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- performance (noun)
- project (noun)
- rescue (noun)
- tour de force (noun)
- venture (noun)
- abuse (verb)
- abuse; apply wrongly (verb)
- apply (verb)
- beguile (verb)
- capitalize (verb)
- consumption (verb)
- develop (verb)
- draw on (verb)
- employ (verb)
- endeavor (verb)
- exercise (verb)
- finesse (verb)
- handle (verb)
- harness (verb)
- hire (verb)
- maneuver (verb)
- misuse (verb)
- one-up (verb)
- play (verb)
- prey on (verb)
- profit (verb)
- rip off (verb)
- take advantage of (verb)
- use (verb)
- utilize (verb)
- victimize (verb)
- other synonyms
- capitalize
- fool
- handle
- hire
- misuse
- other relevant words
- rip off
- victimize
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Exploit:
n.
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•
- used,
- actuate,
- practice,
- benefit,
- gain,
- leap at the chance/opportunity/offer,
- get,
- seize an opportunity/chance,
- make capital out of something,
- take advantage of something,
- grasp.
-
•
- gallantry,
- courage,
- nobility,
- daring,
- bravado,
- heroism,
- heroics,
- presume,
- nerve,
- pluck,
- bravery,
- impose.
-
•
- mistreat,
- trample,
- persecute,
- discriminate,
- straight,
- wrong,
- control,
- be rough on someone,
- oppress.
- enterprise,
- stroke,
- DO,
- escapade,
- attainment,
- job,
- effort.
- draw.
- mis take,
- co incidence,
- mis fortunes,
- co incidences,
- co-incidence,
- mis takes,
- co-incidences,
- mis-take,
- mis-fortunes,
- mis-takes,
- mis fortune.
- event,
- rescue,
- coup,
- masterstroke,
- fruition,
- dos,
- encompassment,
- By-play,
- Gest,
- project,
- achievement,
- adventure,
- byplay,
- tour de force,
- phase,
- happenin',
- venture,
- conjunctures,
- big idea,
- jeopardy,
- game plan,
- action,
- winnings,
- conjuncture,
- pursuance,
- stunt,
- act,
- deed,
- ballgame,
- performance,
- feat,
- feat of strength,
- grand achievement,
- great achievement,
- marvel,
- accomplishment,
- Doing,
- chef d'oeuvre,
- hazard.
v.
• abuse (verb)- does injustice to,
- did injustice to,
- did an injustice to,
- doth an injustice to,
- dost an injustice to,
- doest an injustice to,
- do injustice to,
- dost injustice to,
- imposed on,
- didst injustice to,
- imposing on,
- does an injustice to,
- doeth injustice to,
- doing an injustice to,
- didst an injustice to,
- doth injustice to,
- imposes on,
- doest injustice to,
- doing injustice to,
- doeth an injustice to.
- mis-leads,
- plays for sucker,
- playing for a sucker,
- be tray,
- plays for a sucker,
- strung along,
- playing for sucker,
- played for a sucker,
- be trays,
- mis-leading,
- be-trays,
- be guiles,
- ropes in,
- sucking in,
- mis leads,
- sucks in,
- be-guiles,
- be-tray,
- be-guile,
- de-lude,
- mis lead,
- de lude,
- played for sucker,
- mis leading,
- de-ludes,
- de ludes,
- mis-lead,
- roping in,
- be guile,
- play for sucker.
- making capital of,
- availing oneself of,
- makes capital of,
- made capital of,
- avails of,
- availed of,
- availing of,
- availed oneself of.
- pro moting,
- re-fining,
- re fines,
- ex tend,
- un folding,
- re fined,
- un-fold,
- re fine,
- pro-moting,
- ex tending,
- re-fines,
- un folds,
- ex-tends,
- ex tended,
- ex-tend,
- ex tends,
- un folded,
- un-folding,
- un-folds,
- un-folded,
- ex-tended,
- pro-motes,
- un fold,
- re-fine,
- pro-mote,
- ex-tending.
- has recourse to,
- making use of,
- ex tract,
- re-quiring,
- re-quired,
- haddest recourse to,
- re quire,
- re-quire,
- falls back on,
- re quired,
- having recourse to,
- takes from,
- relies on,
- taking from,
- hath recourse to,
- re quiring,
- ex-tracts,
- makes use of,
- hast recourse to,
- fell back on,
- falling back on,
- had recourse to,
- ex-tract,
- re-quires,
- took from,
- re quires,
- hadst recourse to.
- put use,
- be-stow,
- be-stowing,
- puts to use,
- be-stows,
- keeping busy,
- kept busy,
- uses up,
- puts use,
- be stows,
- putting to use,
- be stowing,
- be stowed,
- be stow,
- be-stowed,
- putting use,
- keeps busy.
- commit,
- assay,
- proceed,
- attempt,
- aim,
- endeavor,
- contract,
- volunteer,
- perform,
- undertake,
- approach,
- engage.
- putting in to practice,
- de-vote,
- de-votes,
- putting into practice,
- de-voting,
- put in to practice,
- puts into practice,
- re-hearses,
- re hearse,
- de voting,
- re hearses,
- de votes,
- de voted,
- de vote,
- de-voted,
- re-hearse,
- puts in to practice.
- pulls wires,
- pulled wires,
- pulls strings,
- pulling wires,
- pulling strings,
- played games,
- pulled strings,
- plays games.
- calls signals,
- dis-cussing,
- super vising,
- gotten handle on,
- dis cussed,
- making grade,
- got a handle on,
- super vise,
- get handle on,
- gets a handle on,
- super-vise,
- gat a handle on,
- runs things,
- cuts mustard,
- super vised,
- cutting mustard,
- gotten a handle on,
- calls the signals,
- gets handle on,
- dis-cussed,
- super-vised,
- call signals,
- made grade,
- behaving toward,
- dis cuss,
- getting handle on,
- cut mustard,
- ran things,
- calling signals,
- behaves toward,
- getting a handle on,
- gat handle on,
- copes with,
- called signals,
- dis cusses,
- dis cussing,
- dis-cuss,
- called the signals,
- makes grade,
- dis-cusses,
- make grade,
- got handle on,
- behaved toward,
- calling the signals,
- makes the grade,
- cuts the mustard.
- out fitted,
- out-fit,
- out-fitting,
- out fits,
- out fitting,
- out-fits,
- rendering useful,
- makes productive,
- putting harness,
- put harness,
- puts in harness,
- making productive,
- made productive,
- putting in harness,
- puts harness,
- renders useful,
- rendered useful,
- out fit,
- out-fitted.
- giving work,
- giving job to,
- bringing on board,
- adding payroll,
- finding help,
- filled position,
- gave work,
- sub leases,
- brought on board,
- gives break,
- pro-curing,
- brings on board,
- bringing board,
- pro-mises,
- pro-cured,
- giving break,
- pro-cure,
- pro mise,
- gives work,
- filled a position,
- adds payroll,
- pro mises,
- de legates,
- de legate,
- trucking with,
- puts to work,
- brought board,
- gave job to,
- pro cured,
- sub-lease,
- finds help,
- filling position,
- pro curing,
- puts work,
- re tains,
- adds to payroll,
- trucks with,
- filling a position,
- re-tains,
- putting work,
- sub lease,
- brings board,
- gave break,
- gave a break,
- signs on,
- give break,
- adding to payroll,
- put work,
- fills position,
- sub-leasing,
- contracts for,
- sub letting,
- gives job to,
- sub-letting,
- sub-leases,
- fills a position,
- re tain,
- pro cure,
- de-legates,
- sub-leased,
- bring board,
- fill position,
- sub leasing,
- giving a break,
- pro-mise,
- sub leased,
- de-legate,
- gives a break,
- pro cures,
- contracting for,
- found help,
- pro-cures,
- trucked with,
- re-tain.
- leaved holding bag,
- up-staged,
- de vise,
- de-vised,
- goes around,
- de signing,
- leaves holding bag,
- de vised,
- co oked,
- left holding the bag,
- up staged,
- co-oked,
- pushed around,
- de-signs,
- leave holding bag,
- de signed,
- up-stages,
- leaving holding bag,
- co oking,
- left holding bag,
- de-sign,
- up stage,
- leaving holding the bag,
- de-signed,
- up-stage,
- de vising,
- putting one over,
- de signs,
- up stages,
- puts one over,
- putting over,
- up-staging,
- de-vising,
- up staging,
- puts over,
- pushes around,
- de-vise,
- de sign,
- de-signing,
- leaved holding the bag,
- co-oking,
- leaves holding the bag.
- mis applying,
- mis-using,
- pro fane,
- out-raging,
- out rages,
- mis-treated,
- mis applies,
- mis employed,
- mis-apply,
- mis used,
- mis-applies,
- mis applied,
- mis treat,
- pro fanes,
- mis-employ,
- handled roughly,
- handling roughly,
- out-rages,
- out raged,
- mis using,
- mis-applied,
- pro-fane,
- mis apply,
- ill treat,
- misemploying,
- misemploys,
- mis employ,
- mis-used,
- mis treated,
- out-raged,
- out-rage,
- handles roughly,
- mis-treating,
- mis-employs,
- mis employs,
- mis employing,
- mis-treats,
- mis treating,
- pro-fanes,
- mis-applying,
- mis treats,
- mis-employing,
- misemployed,
- mis-employed,
- mis-treat.
- dis-tress,
- de-predate,
- de-predates,
- dis-tressed,
- de-predating,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- living off,
- dis-tresses,
- de predating,
- lived off,
- de predates,
- de predated,
- de predate,
- de-predated,
- lives off,
- dis tressed.
- made money,
- turned advantage,
- stood in good stead,
- is advantage,
- make killing,
- am advantage,
- turns to advantage,
- being advantage,
- be advantage,
- putting good use,
- makes a haul,
- making a killing,
- makes it big,
- reaping benefit,
- re-covered,
- was advantage,
- turn advantage,
- were of advantage,
- stood good stead,
- made a haul,
- cashing on,
- was of advantage,
- making most of,
- works for,
- learned from,
- making killing,
- making big,
- standing good stead,
- makes a killing,
- working for,
- cashes on,
- made capital,
- capitalizes on,
- re cover,
- cashed in on,
- wert advantage,
- made haul,
- reap benefit,
- pro-fits,
- capitalized on,
- making a haul,
- put good use,
- wert of advantage,
- make big,
- reaped the benefit,
- makes killing,
- makes haul,
- pro fits,
- wrought for,
- capitalizing on,
- made it big,
- re-covers,
- reaps the benefit,
- pro fit,
- cashes in on,
- making it big,
- reaping the benefit,
- pro-fit,
- standing in good stead,
- stands good stead,
- learns from,
- payed off,
- makes the most of,
- wast of advantage,
- make haul,
- art advantage,
- made big,
- putting to good use,
- is of advantage,
- cashed on,
- art of advantage,
- stand good stead,
- made a killing,
- being of advantage,
- making good use of,
- making haul,
- cleaning up,
- made killing,
- making the most of,
- stands in good stead,
- learnt from,
- are advantage,
- wast advantage,
- turning advantage,
- make most of,
- pays off,
- puts good use,
- turned to advantage,
- were advantage,
- cashing in on,
- worked for,
- turning to advantage,
- am of advantage,
- making capital,
- cash on,
- reaps benefit,
- re covered,
- puts to good use,
- learning from,
- makes capital,
- makes most of,
- turns advantage,
- made most of,
- makes big,
- reaped benefit,
- makes good use of.
- used for one ends,
- used for ones own ends,
- uses for own ends,
- steps on,
- used for own ends,
- uses for one ends,
- uses for ends,
- using for own ends,
- use for one ends,
- uses for one's ends,
- took advantage of,
- uses for ones own ends,
- use for ones own ends,
- using for ones ends,
- using for ones own ends,
- using for ends,
- uses for one own ends,
- use for ones ends,
- use for ends,
- uses for one's own ends,
- using for one's ends,
- use for own ends,
- use for one's ends,
- using for one ends,
- uses for ones ends,
- used for ends,
- used for one own ends,
- using for one's own ends,
- used for one's ends,
- used for one's own ends,
- using for one own ends,
- used for ones ends,
- use for one own ends.
- dost with,
- making do with,
- doest with,
- ex pended,
- found a use,
- made do with,
- set motion,
- does with,
- didst with,
- turning account,
- press in to service,
- ex-pending,
- turns to account,
- put in to action,
- making use,
- found use,
- ex pending,
- makes use,
- playing on,
- ex-pended,
- find use,
- plays on,
- makes do with,
- doeth with,
- ex-pend,
- turned account,
- doth with,
- puts forth,
- putting in to action,
- turned to account,
- puts into action,
- presses into service,
- made use,
- sets motion,
- pressing into service,
- finding use,
- did with,
- ex pends,
- turn account,
- finds use,
- presses in to service,
- pressed in to service,
- re-lated,
- pressing in to service,
- ex pend,
- turns account,
- turning to account,
- finding a use,
- putting forth,
- puts in to action,
- re late,
- pressed into service,
- ex-pends,
- played on,
- finds a use,
- doing with.
- hadst for,
- having in for,
- hadst in for,
- hast for,
- has it in for,
- hath in for,
- having it in for,
- had it in for,
- hath for,
- had for,
- has for,
- haddest it in for,
- stack deck,
- hadst it for,
- had in for,
- has it for,
- hast it for,
- discriminates against,
- stacking the deck,
- have in for,
- haddest for,
- stacks the deck,
- haddest it for,
- pigeoned,
- haddest in for,
- have it for,
- pigeoning,
- had it for,
- stacks deck,
- stacked the deck,
- having it for,
- discriminating against,
- has in for,
- hath it for,
- stacking deck,
- having for,
- hast it in for,
- hadst it in for,
- hast in for,
- stiffing,
- hath it in for.
Other synonyms:
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•
- opportunist,
- dust off,
- seize on,
- christen,
- feed off,
- reuse,
- go toward,
- redirect,
- recycle,
- disinter,
- base on,
- give over to,
- opportunism,
- deploy,
- earmark,
- divert,
- trade on,
- pour into,
- score off,
- play with,
- exert,
- phase in,
- jump at,
- spend,
- parlay,
- expend.
-
•
- implement,
- reallocate,
- go into,
- call on,
- invest in,
- enjoy,
- lie with,
- mobilize,
- profit from,
- snap up.
-
•
- adopt.
-
•
- touch.
-
•
- take.
- run things,
- behave toward,
- cutting the mustard,
- making the grade,
- call the signals,
- cut the mustard,
- coping with,
- make the grade,
- running things,
- coped with,
- deal with,
- get a handle on,
- cope with,
- made the grade.
- lease,
- ink,
- Inked,
- subleasing,
- contract for,
- subleased,
- give a break,
- signing up,
- sublets,
- inks,
- retain,
- putting to work,
- signed up,
- sublease,
- find help,
- truck with,
- give work,
- fill a position,
- signs up,
- contracted for,
- sign on,
- put to work,
- bring on board,
- Subletting,
- give job to,
- sublet,
- hired,
- sign up,
- subleases,
- signing on,
- Leasing,
- Inking.
- manipulate,
- made good use of,
- pull strings,
- put in harness,
- step on,
- take advantage of,
- entices,
- harness,
- makes money,
- made the most of,
- put to use,
- scammed,
- make a haul,
- suck in,
- putting into action,
- Cinching,
- maneuver,
- capitalize,
- Maneuvered,
- play on,
- make use of,
- fall back on,
- make it big,
- seduced,
- clean up,
- make do with,
- paid off,
- made use of,
- make money,
- prey on,
- making money,
- cash in on,
- gaming,
- lay money on,
- Saddling,
- put one over,
- shaven,
- come with,
- handle,
- turn to advantage,
- capitalize on,
- used up,
- saddled,
- Snowed,
- make productive,
- sets in motion,
- feeding on,
- enriches,
- Cinched,
- stand in good stead,
- render useful,
- play for a sucker,
- abuse,
- setting in motion,
- have recourse to,
- make a killing,
- Harnessing,
- exercise,
- put forth,
- Evolved,
- double cross,
- take from,
- play games,
- cleans up,
- employ,
- turn to account,
- leave holding the bag,
- develop,
- make capital,
- draw on,
- hire,
- set in motion,
- finesse,
- put over,
- keep busy,
- play,
- push around,
- cleaned up,
- put to good use,
- Gamed,
- Widened,
- make use,
- stepped on,
- impose on,
- pushing around,
- hoodwinked,
- learn from,
- reap the benefit,
- rip off,
- use up,
- Wielding,
- live off,
- press into service,
- one-up,
- rope in,
- put into action,
- go around,
- be of advantage,
- rely on,
- use for one's own ends,
- scamming,
- doublecross,
- stepping on,
- utilize,
- using up,
- sucked in,
- Exerted,
- use,
- do an injustice to,
- make good use of,
- make the most of,
- pay off,
- do with,
- going around,
- victimize,
- work for,
- find a use,
- roped in,
- put into practice,
- profit,
- went around,
- pull wires,
- Snowing,
- playing games,
- re-cover,
- apply.
- have for,
- stack the deck,
- stiffs,
- pigeon,
- discriminate against,
- have it in for,
- discriminated against,
- Suckering,
- immolate,
- pigeons,
- Suckered,
- stacked deck,
- stiffed.
- evolve,
- danger,
- figure out,
- operable,
- make for,
- bold stroke,
- strengthen,
- optimise,
- chisel,
- resolve,
- blow a fuse,
- exhumation,
- pervert,
- res gestae,
- snooker,
- grow,
- ply,
- solicit,
- cheat,
- bring,
- draw off,
- trick,
- wiretap,
- depend on,
- impose upon,
- shape,
- experience,
- tapdance,
- make,
- come,
- incident,
- run,
- prey,
- bare,
- bilk,
- knead,
- get mileage out of,
- expose,
- crusade,
- elbow grease,
- unfold,
- go,
- surcharge,
- extract,
- swindle,
- make uniform,
- functional,
- profiteer,
- act upon,
- flimflam,
- mulct,
- broaden,
- great cause,
- advantageously,
- overprice,
- promote,
- operate,
- move,
- blow,
- disclose,
- elaborate,
- do business,
- work out,
- episode,
- create,
- mold,
- bamboozle,
- effectuation,
- soak,
- number,
- pick on,
- gull,
- drive,
- quarrying,
- intimidate,
- emergence,
- bleed white,
- operative,
- stick,
- cultivate,
- chouse,
- victimise,
- fool,
- misapply,
- play upon,
- wreak,
- caper,
- skin,
- force,
- practicable,
- pursue,
- bleed,
- helpfully,
- extort,
- expand,
- struggle,
- do work,
- reveal,
- ill-use,
- jockey,
- bring into play,
- benefit from,
- gyp,
- triumph,
- cozen,
- toil,
- draw from,
- endeavour,
- beg,
- function,
- hard work,
- overt act,
- try,
- diddle,
- labor,
- deceive,
- outsmart,
- produce,
- bring to bear,
- choreograph,
- go after,
- manoeuvre,
- mould,
- interpret,
- victory,
- bring out,
- usefully,
- wring,
- pink,
- dupe,
- egression,
- clip,
- time,
- tip,
- actuation,
- useable,
- travail,
- withdraw,
- solve,
- realize the potential,
- subjugate,
- completion,
- elapse,
- process,
- bully,
- stitch,
- sweat,
- knock,
- push,
- dido,
- beneficially,
- deed of conveyance,
- burn,
- turn,
- uncommitted,
- peril,
- crop,
- maximize,
- ferment,
- manage,
- bout,
- take advantage,
- outfox,
- ride,
- Geste,
- wield,
- make hay,
- enlarge,
- accomplished fact,
- gouge,
- bestow,
- manufacture,
- bug,
- causation,
- exertion,
- hold up,
- improve,
- buffalo,
- be employed,
- motion,
- demoralize,
- name,
- drain,
- handiwork,
- measure,
- outwit,
- dealings,
- disinterment,
- overtax,
- usable,
- title,
- con,
- available,
- fiddle,
- fait accompli,
- success,
- workmanship,
- defraud,
- rook,
- display,
- works,
- go ballistic,
- agency,
- Emprise,
- overcharge,
- operate on,
- fleece,
- creation,
- equalization,
- coup de main,
- cause,
- occurrence,
- expatiate,
- doings,
- plan,
- transaction,
- utilise,
- draw out,
- exploited,
- hoodwink,
- bring forth,
- lay open,
- conveniently,
- advance,
- blow up,
- form,
- consummation,
- lick,
- influence,
- come about,
- delivery,
- hand,
- happening,
- effect,
- amplify,
- work upon,
- passage,
- execution,
- practically,
- mine,
- heroic deed,
- aristeia,
- puzzle out,
- profit by,
- handily,
- movement,
- go off,
- resort to,
- rap,
- sour,
- intercept,
- forge,
- bring about,
- screw,
- operation,
- operational,
- sting,
- work on,
- ACTA,
- orchestrate.
How to use "Exploit" in context?
Exploit refers to a hack or exploit technique employed in penetration testing and hacking. It usually refers to a piece of software (or code) that when used improperly, can allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information or systems.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
exploited.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
utilise.
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Verb, base form
utilise.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
feat.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Adjective
exploiting.
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Proper noun, singular
explode, exploiting.
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Noun, singular or mass
exploiting.
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Verb, base form
capitalise, develop, explode, operates.
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Adjective
Homophones for Exploit:
Hyponym for Exploit:
n.
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act
accomplishment, achievement.
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act
v.
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