exploited
adjective
ex·ploit·ed ik-ˈsplȯi-təd 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: used for someone's advantage
an exploited resource
Pescatarians … are forgetting the fact that fish are the most exploited species on our planet. 
NationalPost.com
NationalPost.comWhen a system becomes victim to an exploited vulnerability or an intruder, its behavior often changes. David Hamm
David Hamm especially, of a person : unfairly or meanly used for another's advantage
He dedicated his life to improving the wages and working conditions of one of the nation's poorest and most exploited groups of workers … James C. Harrington
James C. Harrington 
Word History
Etymology
from past participle of exploit entry 2
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined above
exploited
verb
1
as in abused
to take unfair advantage of the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- abused
- used
- manipulated
- leveraged
- milked
- pimped
- cheated
- worked
- traded on
- mistreated
- wrought
- walked on
- played (on or upon)
- imposed (on or upon)
- fleeced
- cashed in (on)
- capitalized (on)
- commodified
- commercialized
- jerked around
- overcharged
- skinned
- soaked
- bled
- stuck
2
as in manipulated
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain Synonyms & Similar Words
- manipulated
- deceived
- engineered
- maneuvered
- tricked
- duped
- played (upon)
- plotted
- schemed
- fooled
- devised
- hoodwinked
- jockeyed
- gulled
- deluded
- finagled
- hoaxed
- defrauded
- swindled
- fleeced
- cozened
- bluffed
- beguiled
- intrigued
- shanghaied
- masterminded
- contrived
- cheated
- finessed
- arranged
- conned
- kidded
- snowed
- machinated
- chiseled
- hustled
- took in
- chiselled
3
as in used
to put into action or service it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest Synonyms & Similar Words
- used
- utilized
- applied
- employed
- harnessed
- operated
- exercised
- manipulated
- drew on
- wielded
- handled
- drew upon
- brought to bear
- worked
- made use of
- directed
- cannibalized
- reused
- recycled
- wrought
- run
- ran
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- neglected
- ignored
- misused
- misapplied