exploitative

1. 1.

   tending to exploit or make use of

   Synonymsexploitatoryexploitive

   Similarconsumptive

Questions about exploitative

What does exploitative mean?

exploitative means "tending to exploit or make use of".

How many syllables are in exploitative?

exploitative has 4 syllables: ex-ploi-ta-tive. The stress falls on "ploi". In IPA it is /ˌɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/.

What is another word for exploitative?

Close synonyms include exploitatory, exploitive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exploitative a common word?

exploitative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.