exploit
Heroic deed recounted
To exploit something is to make use of it, often skillfully or to maximum advantage: exploit natural resources, exploit a market opportunity.
The word carries a double edge—it can mean smart utilization or selfish manipulation.
To exploit workers is to take unfair advantage of them.
An exploit as a noun is a notable deed or feat, especially a bold or daring one: tales of military exploits, the exploits of legendary heroes.
In computing, an exploit is code that takes advantage of a security vulnerability.
Remarkable act of skill
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- deedWritten property conveyance
- actDeed or performance
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · conquest · coup · success · performance · endeavor · undertaking · venture
Remarkable act of skill
- valorCourage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
triumph · glory · honor · legend · epic · victory · conquest · rescue
Openness to harm
- breachBreaking of agreement
- flawImperfection in something
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- hackShortcut or breach
patch · zero-day · penetration · intrusion · backdoor · malware · cyberattack · security hole
Reckless, exciting adventure
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
daring · risk · thrill · danger · peril · hazard · encounter · exploration
Improper application
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- take advantageUse opportunistically for benefit
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- predationHunting and consuming prey
profiteering · extraction · extortion · sweatshop · trafficking · coercion · victimization · inequity
Put to practical purpose
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- mineOre excavation site
harvest · tap · capitalize · develop · maximize · monetize · commercialize · cultivation
feat
Remarkable act of skill
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- deedWritten property conveyance
- actDeed or performance
triumph · victory · conquest · coup · success · performance · endeavor · undertaking · venture · execution
feat
Remarkable act of skill
gallantry · triumph · glory · honor · legend · epic · victory · conquest · rescue · champion
vulnerability
Openness to harm
hack · patch · zero-day · penetration · intrusion · backdoor · malware · cyberattack · security hole · weakness
escapade
Reckless, exciting adventure
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
enterprise · daring · risk · thrill · danger · peril · hazard · encounter · exploration · challenge
misuse
Improper application
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- take advantageUse opportunistically for benefit
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
predation · profiteering · extraction · extortion · sweatshop · trafficking · coercion · victimization · inequity · injustice
utilize
Put to practical purpose
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- extractConcentrated derived substance
mine · harvest · tap · capitalize · develop · maximize · monetize · commercialize · cultivation · drilling
manipulate
Control through clever influence
- deceiveCause false belief
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
influence · coerce · control · outwit · cunning · calculating · shrewd · ploy · ruse · subterfuge
- imperialismempire building, colonization, imperial expansion, British Empire, colonies
- game cheatscheat codes, cheats, invincibility, infinite lives, infinite health
- speedrunningspeedrun, world record, WR, PB, splits
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- useuse, utilize, employ, apply, usage
- epicIliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, Aeneid, Gilgamesh
- worker exploitationMistreating employees for profit
- commercial exploitationProfiting from a resource
- heroic exploitsCourageous notable achievements
- labor exploitationUnfair treatment of workers
- child exploitationHarmful use of minors
- exploitation filmSensational low-budget movie genre
exploited, exploitation, exploits, exploitable, exploiter, exploiting, exploitative, exploiters, unexploited