EXPLOIT Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How does the noun 'exploit' differ from other similar words?

The words achievement and feat are common synonyms of exploit . While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. // his exploits as a spy

Q: When could 'achievement' be used to replace 'exploit'?

In some situations, the words achievement and exploit are roughly equivalent. However, achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. // her achievements as a chemist

Q: When is it sensible to use 'feat' instead of 'exploit'?

The words feat and exploit are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. // an acrobatic feat

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verb

ik-ˈsplȯit

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as in to use

to take unfair advantage of the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him

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as in to manipulate

to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain

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as in to utilize

to put into action or service it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest

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noun

ˈek-ˌsplȯit

as in feat

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan

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as in thing

something done by someone once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln

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as in experience

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand a memoir recounting three decades of exploits as a roving foreign correspondent for TV news

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How does the noun exploit differ from other similar words?

The words achievement and feat are common synonyms of exploit. While all three words mean "a remarkable deed," exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act.

his exploits as a spy

When could achievement be used to replace exploit?

In some situations, the words achievement and exploit are roughly equivalent. However, achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.

her achievements as a chemist

When is it sensible to use feat instead of exploit?

The words feat and exploit are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, feat implies strength or dexterity or daring.

an acrobatic feat

Examples of exploit in a Sentence

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Compounding or maybe just exploiting her social isolation is the extreme degree to which Danny is involved in her life. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 Biden’s comment also complicated the Harris campaign’s plan to exploit the backlash to Hinchcliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico. —

Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024

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No suggestion that any such exploits have been identified as yet, but Galaxy users are urged to update as soon as the October release makes its way onto their devices. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 His most unorthodox exploit involved the airing of adult movies the Court had shielded from censors. —

Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exploit

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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
The groups’ American Electorate Voter Poll — using a larger Latino sample and additional techniques for polling Hispanics — flipped that outcome, with Harris winning 56% of Latino men to Trump’s 43%.

Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024