| Main Entry: | take advantage of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impose upon |
Synonyms: |
exploit, milk, step on, use, use for one's own ends |
| 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: | deceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mislead; be dishonest |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat, beat out of, beguile, betray, bilk, buffalo, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, cross up, defraud, delude, disappoint, double-cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hook*, humbug, impose upon, lead on, outwit, play joke on, pull fast one, put on, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for, take for ride, take in, take to cleaners, trick, victimize |
Antonyms: |
be honest |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
Synonyms: |
accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
| Main Entry: | hoodwink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat out of, bilk, bluff, buffalo, burn, cheat, con, defraud, double-cross, dupe, fake, fleece, fool, gull, gyp, hoax, hornswoggle, kid, mislead, pull a fast one, pull the wool over one's eyes, scam, screw, suck in, swindle, take advantage of, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, trick, victimize |
| Main Entry: | prey on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, terrorize |
Synonyms: |
blackmail, bleed, bully, burden, consume, depredate, devour, distress, eat, exploit, feed on, fleece, haunt, hunt, intimidate, live off, load, oppress, plunder, raid, seize, take advantage of, tax, trouble, victimize, weigh, worry |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | profit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain; get or give an advantage |
Synonyms: |
aid, avail, be of advantage, benefit, better, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, clear, contribute, earn, exploit, help, improve, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, pay, pay off, promote, prosper, put to good use, realize, reap the benefit, recover, score, serve*, stand in good stead, take advantage of, thrive, turn to advantage, use, utilize, work for |
Antonyms: |
lose |
| Main Entry: | two-time |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be disloyal |
Synonyms: |
backstab, be dishonest, be disloyal, be unfaithful, betray, burn, cheat, con, deceive, defraud, double-cross, dupe, mislead, take advantage of, trick, victimize |
| Main Entry: | use |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work with; consume |
Synonyms: |
accept, adopt, apply, avail oneself of, bestow, bring into play, bring to bear, capitalize, control, do with, draw on, employ, exercise, exert, exhaust, expend, exploit, find a use, govern, handle, make do with, make the most of, make use, manage, manipulate, operate, play on, ply, practice, press into service, put forth, put into action, put to use, put to work, regulate, relate, run, run through, set in motion, spend, take advantage of*, turn to account, utilize, waste, wield, work |
| Notes: | the difference between use and usage consists primarily in the fact that the former has a specific, the latter a general sense |
Antonyms: |
abstain, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | utilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make use of |
Synonyms: |
advance, apply, appropriate, avail oneself of, bestow, employ, exercise, exploit, forward, further, handle, have recourse to, profit by, promote, put to use, resort to, take advantage of, turn to account, use |