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exploited
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exploited
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used |
| Synonyms: | abused, milked, oppressed, overburdened, overworked, taken advantage of |
| Main Entry: | commercial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intended for financial gain |
| Synonyms: | Wall Street, exploited, for profit, investment, materialistic, mercenary, monetary, money-making, pecuniary, profitmaking, venal |
| Antonyms: | noncommercial, not-for-profit |
| Main Entry: | downtrodden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afflicted, abused |
| Synonyms: | a slave to, abject, at one's beck and call, at one's feet, at one's mercy, destitute, distressed, exploited, have-not, helpless, in one's clutches, in one's pocket, in one's power, led by the nose, maltreated, mistreated, needy, oppressed, overcome, persecuted, subjugated, subservient, suppressed, tyrannized, under one's thumb, underdog*, underfoot |
| Antonyms: | happy, respected, satisfied |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oppressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | downtrodden |
| Synonyms: | a slave to, abject, abused, at one's feet, at one's mercy, burdened, destitute, distressed, enslaved, exploited, have-not, helpless, maltreated, mistreated, persecuted, subservient, suppressed, tormented, tyrannized, under one's thumb, underfoot |
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take advantage of |
| Synonyms: | do an injustice to, exploit, impose on, use, wrong |
| Notes: | abuse carries with it some sense of harm; misuse refers to an incorrect use that may not lead to harm to misuse is to use something wrongly, to abuse is to misuse something so badly that you damage it |
| Antonyms: | cherish, esteem, honor, respect, revere, treasure |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into use |
| Synonyms: | administer, assign, bring into play, bring to bear, employ, engage, execute, exercise, exploit, handle, implement, practice, utilize |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool |
| Synonyms: | betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam, gyp, have, hoodwink*, impose on, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, play for a sucker, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shave, snow*, stick*, string along, suck in, take, take in, trick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capitalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | benefit from situation |
| Synonyms: | avail oneself of, exploit, gain, make capital of, obtain, profit, realize, subsidize, take advantage of |
| Main Entry: | develop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expand, work out |
| Synonyms: | actualize, advance, amplify, augment, beautify, broaden, build up, cultivate, deepen, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, enrich, evolve, exploit, extend, finish, heighten, improve, intensify, lengthen, magnify, materialize, perfect, polish, promote, realize, refine, spread, strengthen, stretch, unfold, widen |
| Antonyms: | circumscribe, compress, confine, decrease, lessen, narrow |
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