exploitative
adjective
taking unfair or unethical advantage of a person, group, or situation for the purpose of profit, comfort, or advancement.
exploitive
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a variation of
exploitative.
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a word derived from
exploit.
exploitnouna striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act.
Example Sentences
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How much some of the agents are charging is exploitive of the athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
And given that we are already in the process of destroying one planet, it makes little sense to bring our exploitive ways elsewhere.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
They were actually instilling in the kids a sense of something very useful, without sort of putting the kids to work in a way that was, you know, exploitive.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
"Wilson's actions could seriously undermine that confidence his exploitive behaviour will not be tolerated in West Mercia Police."
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
The first is that antisocial, predatory, exploitive and parasitic elements are unfortunately and unnecessarily prominent in the lives of all civilized peoples, including the present West.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing
