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exploit - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | exploit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, adventure, attainment, coup, deed, do, effort, enterprise, escapade, feat, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, tour de force, venture |
| Main Entry: | exploit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take advantage of; misuse |
| Synonyms: | abuse, apply, bleed*, employ, exercise, finesse, fleece*, handle, jockey*, maneuver, manipulate, milk*, mine*, play*, skin*, soak*, stick*, use, utilize, work, avail oneself of, capitalize on, cash in on, get mileage out of, impose upon, make capital of, make use of, play on, profit by, profit from, put to use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something successfully done, completed |
| Synonyms: | ability, achievement, act, art, attainment, capability, completion, conclusion, consummation, coup, deed, effort, execution, exploit, feat, finish, fulfillment, performance, production, proficiency, realization, skill, stroke, talent, triumph, bringing about, carrying out, effecting |
| Antonyms: | defeat, failure, frustration, nullification |
| Main Entry: | achievement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something completed successfully; goal reached |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, acquisition, act, attainment, completion, conquest, consummation, contrivance, creation, deed, effort, enactment, execution, exploit, feat, fulfillment, hit, masterpiece, performance, production, realization, stroke, success, tour de force, triumph, victory, acquirement, actualization, effectuation, encompassment |
| Antonyms: | defeat, failure, forfeit, injury, miscue, misfortune, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | adventure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | risky or unexpected undertaking |
| Synonyms: | chance, contingency, enterprise, experience, exploit, feat, happening, hazard, incident, jeopardy, occurrence, peril, scene, speculation, trip, undertaking, venture, emprise, endangerment |
| Antonyms: | avoidance, inaction, inertia, passiveness, stillness, inactivity, latency |
| Main Entry: | capitalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | benefit from situation |
| Synonyms: | exploit, gain, obtain, profit, realize, subsidize, take advantage of, avail oneself of, make capital of |
| Main Entry: | coup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement, often by maneuver |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, action, coup d'état, coup de mâitre, deed, exploit, feat, overthrow, plot, revolution, stratagem, stroke, stroke of genius, stunt, successful stroke, tour de force, upset |
| Main Entry: | doing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, act, action, deed, execution, exploit, handiwork, performance, performing, thing, accomplishing, achieving, carrying out, implementation |
| Main Entry: | draw on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use to advantage |
| Synonyms: | effect, employ, exploit, extract, require, fall back on, have recourse to, make use of, rely on, take from |
| Main Entry: | feat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, act, action, adventure, attainment, conquest, consummation, coup, deed, effort, enterprise, execution, exploit, performance, stunt, tour de force, triumph, venture, victory |
| Notes: | a feat is a notable achievement or accomplishment while feet is plural for foot |
| Antonyms: | failure, idleness, inaction |
| Main Entry: | finesse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver, manipulate |
| Synonyms: | angle, beguile, bluff, exploit, finagle*, jockey*, operate, play, rig*, wangle, play games, pull strings, pull wires |
| Antonyms: | mishandle, bobble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | harness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein in; control |
| Synonyms: | apply, bind, bridle, channel, check, cinch, collar, constrain, couple, curb, domesticate, employ, equip, exploit, fasten, fetter, fit, furnish, gear, govern, hitch, hold, leash, limit, mobilize, muzzle, outfit, rig, saddle, secure, strap, tackle, tame, tie, utilize, yoke, accouter, make productive, put in harness, render useful |
| Antonyms: | release, unharness |
| Main Entry: | hire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commission for responsibility, use |
| Synonyms: | appoint, authorize, book, bring in, carry, charter, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, lease, let, obtain, occupy, pick, place, pledge, procure, promise, put on*, rent, retain, secure, select, take on, utilize, add to payroll, bring on board, contract for, fill a position, find help, give a break, give job to, give work, ink, make use of, put to work, sign on, sign up*, sublease, sublet, truck with |
| Antonyms: | discharge, fire, lay off, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abuse; apply wrongly |
| Synonyms: | blow*, corrupt, cut up, desecrate, dissipate, exploit, go through, maltreat, maul, mess up*, misapply, mistreat, molest, outrage, pervert, profane, prostitute, run through*, shake up, squander, waste, wrong, brutalize, handle roughly, ill-treat, misemploy |
| Antonyms: | use correctly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prey on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, terrorize |
| Synonyms: | blackmail, bleed, bully, burden, consume, devour, distress, eat, exploit, feed on, fleece, haunt, hunt, intimidate, load, oppress, plunder, raid, seize, take advantage of, tax, trouble, victimize, weigh, worry, depredate, live off |
| Antonyms: | guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | profit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain; get or give an advantage |
| Synonyms: | aid, avail, benefit, better, clear, contribute, earn, exploit, help, improve, pay, promote, prosper, realize, recover, score, serve*, take advantage of, thrive, use, utilize, be of advantage, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, pay off, put to good use, reap the benefit, stand in good stead, turn to advantage, work for |
| Antonyms: | lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | project |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, work |
| Synonyms: | activity, adventure, affair, aim, assignment, baby*, blueprint*, business, concern, deal, design, enterprise, exploit, feat, game plan, intention, job, matter, occupation, outline, pet*, plan, program, proposal, proposition, scheme, setup, strategy, task, thing*, venture |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rescue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saving from danger |
| Synonyms: | deliverance, delivery, emancipation, exploit, feat, heroism, liberation, performance, ransom, reclamation, recovering, recovery, redemption, release, relief, salvage, salvation, saving, disembarrassment, disentanglement, extrication, heroics, reclaiming |
| Antonyms: | danger, peril |
| Main Entry: | rip off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rob; trick |
| Synonyms: | abuse, appropriate, bleed*, cheat, con*, cop*, defraud, dupe, exploit, filch*, fleece*, heist, lift*, nab*, pilfer, pinch, plunder, ransack, relieve, rifle, skin*, soak*, stick*, swindle, swipe, thieve, use, impose on |
| Antonyms: | give, offer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deed, trick |
| Synonyms: | achievement, act, antic, caper, exploit, feat, feature, performance, sketch, skit, tour de force |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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