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Exploited

To use for one’s own advantage.

📖 Definitions of "Exploited"

verb

1
To use for one’s own advantage.
2
To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.
"Materialistic monsters who exploit "kind" folks will not have good outcomes, no matter how much comforts were ill-gained."

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
employed	In a job; working.
victimized	Having been made into a victim or treated like one.
usedverb	That is or has or have been used.
ill-used	(chiefly of persons) Having been treated badly.
put-upon	Alternative form of put upon. [Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.]
misused	Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
undeveloped	Not developed or used.
unexploited	Not exploited.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
employed	In a job; working.
ill-used	(chiefly of persons) Having been treated badly.
misusedverb	Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
put-upon	Alternative form of put upon. [Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated.]
usedverb	In used to.
victimizedverb	Having been made into a victim or treated like one.
abusedverb	Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
availedverb	(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]
benefitedverb	(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
carriedverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
commercialized	organized principally for financial gain
conductedverb	(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
crawledverb	(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
cultivated	(of a person) cultured, refined, educated
developed	(said of a country) wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.
exhausted	Very tired; zonked (out).
exploded	Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.
exploitationnoun	The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
exploitative	In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
explored	Having undergone exploration.