| Main Entry: | exploit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take advantage of; misuse |
Synonyms: |
abuse, apply, avail oneself of, bleed, capitalize on, cash in on, employ, exercise, finesse, fleece, get mileage out of, handle, impose upon, jockey, make capital of, make use of, maneuver, manipulate, milk, mine*, play on, play*, profit by, profit from, put to use, skin*, soak*, stick*, use, utilize, work |
| Main Entry: | exploited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used |
Synonyms: |
abused, milked, oppressed, overburdened, overworked, taken advantage of |
| 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 |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | draw on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use to advantage |
Synonyms: |
effect, employ, exploit, extract, fall back on, have recourse to, make use of, rely on, require, take from |