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Strong matches

attainment, coup, do, effort, enterprise, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, venture

verb as in take advantage of; misuse

Strong matches

bleed, exercise, finesse, fleece, jockey, maneuver, milk, play, skin, soak, stick, work

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Example Sentences

They’ve built an unseen engine of the economy by recruiting and exploiting undocumented migrants.

This fact, the researchers note, potentially could be exploited to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Mr Rowlands heard the group discuss whether to take a break as their exploits had left the vault full of fumes, smoke and dust.

Tactically, England were set up to exploit their height advantage on the wing.

“Money” Mayweather, always the capitalist, seized on the opportunity to make lucrative paydays by exploiting the racism that fueled the desire for his downfall.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.