exploitative

adjective

ex·ploit·ative ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv

ˈek-ˌsplȯi-

: exploiting or tending to exploit

especially : unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage

exploitative terms of employment

an exploitative film

exploitatively adverb

Examples of exploitative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead many addiction treatment facilities have been charged with exploitative practices. —

Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024 Please know, the anguish of his death is not exploitative. —

Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Most put the blame on Hollywood, which is not only a notoriously cutthroat and exploitative industry, but also the birthplace of so many collective nightmares thanks to decades of horror films. —

Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Observers also raised concerns over how Disney would handle exploitative and violent chapters in American history, including the enslavement of Africans and the genocide of Indigenous populations, the latter of which was connected to the company’s forthcoming 1995 release of Pocahontas. —

Jared Bahir Browsh, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exploitative

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