🪤exploitative

adjective
/ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/

Meaning

making use of a situation or people unfairly and unethically for one's own advantage

Example Sentences

The workers protested against the exploitative practices of the factory.

Synonyms

abusive, manipulative, oppressive, unfair, unethical

Antonyms

fair, supportive, ethical

Collocations

exploitative practices, exploitative relationship, exploitative system, exploitative behavior

Related Vocabularies

unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering
causing or involving great fear or suffering; very bad or unpleasant
based on a mistaken belief; logically unsound
Related to the five human senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell).
seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury; vindictive
Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

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