freeloaded
Took without contributing
Freeloaded is the past tense of freeload, meaning to take advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying one's share.
The term implies deliberate exploitation of hospitality: He freeloaded off his parents for years after college.
Someone who freeloads is a freeloader.
Taking without reciprocating
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
- scroungingSeeking handouts resourcefully
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
- cadgingObtaining through begging
bumming · parasitic · sponge · parasite · hanger-on · deadbeat · barnacle · leech
Not rightfully owed
- unmeritedNot rightfully due
- gratisAt no expense
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- freeWithout payment or restriction
windfall · handout · freebie · giveaway · gratuitous · unworked · effortless · inherited
Unfair demand on someone
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- drainChannel for wastewater
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- weightMeasure of heaviness
strain · nuisance · inconvenience · albatross · millstone · deadweight · obligation · onus
Comfort and prosperity
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- almsGifts to the destitute
dole · assistance · support · subsidy · entitlements · relief · aid · kept
Forced onto others
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- usedAlready been employed
- milkedDrew liquid from
drained · tapped · depleted · sapped · squeezed · encroached · overstepped · presumed
sponging
Taking without reciprocating
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
- scroungingSeeking handouts resourcefully
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
cadging · bumming · parasitic · sponge · parasite · hanger-on · deadbeat · barnacle · leech · user
undeserved
Not rightfully owed
- unmeritedNot rightfully due
- gratisAt no expense
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
free · windfall · handout · freebie · giveaway · gratuitous · unworked · effortless · inherited · gifted
imposition
Unfair demand on someone
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- drainChannel for wastewater
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
weight · strain · nuisance · inconvenience · albatross · millstone · deadweight · obligation · onus
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- charityVoluntary aid for others
alms · dole · assistance · support · subsidy · entitlements · relief · aid · kept · supported
imposed
Forced onto others
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- usedAlready been employed
milked · drained · tapped · depleted · sapped · squeezed · encroached · overstepped · presumed · trespassed
freeloadedearned
Gained by effort
worked · contributed · produced · labored · toiled
freeloadedcontributed
Gave toward shared goal
paid · reciprocated · gave back · chipped in · pitched in