exploited

1. 1.

   developed or used to greatest advantage

   Antonymsunexploited
2. 2.

   (of persons) taken advantage of

   “after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used”

   Synonymsill-usedput-uponusedvictimizedvictimised

   Similarmisused

Questions about exploited

What does exploited mean?

exploited means "developed or used to greatest advantage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exploited?

exploited has 3 syllables: ex-ploi-ted. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd/.

What is another word for exploited?

Close synonyms include ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised. 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.

What is the opposite of exploited?

The recorded antonyms are unexploited.

Is exploited a common word?

exploited is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.