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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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AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Imran Hussain, from the Refugee Council charity, said it was "deplorable that unscrupulous advisers are exploiting desperate and vulnerable people for profit and those responsible must be held to account".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The traditional way of exploiting this pattern is to go to cash in the so-called “summer” months — from May 1 until Oct.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

"The immediate consequences will be a surge in vulnerability discovery, a true tsunami" of exploiting known and unknown vulnerabilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“We really hate to let you go. But if the Red Guards found out, they would accuse us of exploiting working people.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang