Need another word that means the same as “exploitative”? Find 35 synonyms for “exploitative” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Exploitative” are: exploitatory, exploitive, unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless, untrustworthy, shameless, reprobate, corrupt, corrupted, dishonest, fraudulent, cheating, dishonourable, deceitful, devious, underhand, guileful, cunning, furtive, sly, unsavoury, disreputable, improper, bad, evil, wicked, villainous, roguish, sinful, ignoble, degenerate, venal
Exploitative as an Adjective
Definitions of "Exploitative" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exploitative” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.
- Tending to exploit or make use of.
Synonyms of "Exploitative" as an adjective (35 Words)
| amoral | Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. An amoral attitude to sex. |
| bad | Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. The movie was a bad choice. |
| cheating | Violating accepted standards or rules. |
| conscienceless | Lacking a conscience. Brash unprincipled and conscienceless. |
| corrupt | Touched by rot or decay. Spoke a corrupted version of the language. |
| corrupted | Ruined in character or quality. Spoke a corrupted version of the language. |
| cunning | Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness. Cunning kittens. |
| deceitful | Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others. A deceitful politician. |
| degenerate | (of matter) at densities so high that gravitational contraction is counteracted, either by the Pauli exclusion principle or by an analogous quantum effect between closely packed neutrons. A degenerate form of a higher civilization. |
| devious | (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way. They arrived at the town by a devious route. |
| dishonest | Capable of being corrupted. He gave the editor a dishonest account of events. |
| dishonourable | Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something. His crimes are petty and dishonourable. |
| disreputable | Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance. He was heavy grubby and vaguely disreputable. |
| evil | Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. An evil influence. |
| exploitatory | Tending to exploit or make use of. |
| exploitive | Tending to exploit or make use of. |
| fraudulent | Obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception. Fraudulent psychics. |
| furtive | Secret and sly or sordid- A.L.Guerard. They spent a furtive day together. |
| guileful | Having or showing sly or cunning intelligence. A supremely guileful and deceptive politician. |
| ignoble | Not honourable in character or purpose. Ignoble feelings of intense jealousy. |
| immoral | Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong. Unseemly and immoral behaviour. |
| improper | Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty. An improper suggestion. |
| reprobate | Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. The reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat. |
| roguish | Playfully mischievous. He gave her a roguish smile. |
| shameless | (of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen. His shameless hypocrisy. |
| sinful | Characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin. He said it was sinful to wear lipstick. |
| sly | (of an action) surreptitious. He gave a sly grin. |
| underhand | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. Underhand dealings. |
| unethical | Not morally correct. It is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment. |
| unprincipled | Lacking principles or moral scruples. An unprincipled womanizer. |
| unsavoury | Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. They looked at the scanty unsavoury portions of food doled out to them. |
| untrustworthy | Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful. Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy. |
| venal | Capable of being corrupted. Their generosity had been at least partly venal. |
| villainous | Extremely bad or unpleasant. A villainous band of thieves. |
| wicked | Naughtily or annoyingly playful. A wicked and unscrupulous politician. |
Usage Examples of "Exploitative" as an adjective
- An exploitative form of labour.
