take advantage
Use for gain
To take advantage of something is to make use of an opportunity or favorable circumstance: We took advantage of the good weather to go hiking.
To take advantage of a person is to exploit them unfairly, using their trust or vulnerability for personal gain: He took advantage of her generosity.
The phrase shifts from neutral to negative depending on whether the object is a situation or a person.
Positive return received
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- capitalizeMake a letter large
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- utilizePut to practical purpose
maximize · optimize · opportunity · reward · value · improvement · enhancement · upside
gain
Positive return received
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- capitalizeMake a letter large
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
utilize · maximize · optimize · opportunity · reward · value · improvement · enhancement · upside · dividend
manipulate
Control through clever influence
deceive · cheat · swindle · coerce · trick · con · dupe · fleece · defraud · hustle
seize
Take suddenly, forcibly
window · occasion · timing · prospect · break · capitalize · act · pounce · grab · jump
- useuse, utilize, employ, apply, usage
- exploitationexploit, predatory, sex trafficking, human trafficking, prey on
take, advantage, disadvantage, taking advantage, advantages, disadvantaged, advantageous, advantaged, vantage