Synonym of using for one's own ends

Verb

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain
using taking advantage of exploiting manipulating abusing beguiling controlling deceiving defrauding fleecing mistreating patronising patronizing ripping off targeting targetting victimising profiting from victimizing cashing in on cheating ill-using jerking around leveraging misusing preying on stepping on trifling with imposing on maltreating playing with treating lightly milking bleeding walking all over playing for a sucker playing on working pimping playing upon preying upon walking over doing an injustice to sucking dry imposing upon taking for a ride capitalizing on taking liberties with making use of wringing squeezing swindling enslaving trespassing putting one over on living off the backs of benefitting from treating unfairly making unfair claims on withholding rights from profiting by ill-treating oppressing giving the business intimidating bullying extorting trading on turning to account profiteering taking for granted putting upon dumping on harnessing maximizing jockeying utilizing walking on making capital out of utilising making the most of using to advantage drawing on maximising getting mileage out of using to good advantage putting to good use making the best use of putting to use

Verb

Present participle for to make good use of opportunities that are available
taking advantage of exploiting leveraging employing harnessing using utilising utilizing milking working finessing maneuvering manipulating manoeuvring benefitting from capitalizing on profiting from putting to use turning to account cashing in on drawing on making use of profiting by making the most of putting to good use turning to good use playing on playing upon using to advantage using to good advantage availing oneself of making capital of making capital out of making the best use of getting mileage out of turning to one's advantage capitalising taking advantage doing well out of capitalizing doing well from imposing on abusing maximizing maximising imposing upon gaining from pimping piggybacking trading on deriving benefit from putting to advantage riding on the coat-tails walking on doing an injustice to enjoying playing making hay while the sun shines striking while the iron is hot getting the most out of jockeying obtaining an advantage from reaping the benefit of seizing sponging bleeding squeezing wringing acting on profiting benefiting benefitting sharing the accomplishments riding on coattails taking credit taking undue credit sharing the credit riding grabbing snatching grasping pursuing sucking dry snagging catching acting upon securing making a killing out of making money from accepting snaring pouncing on nailing jumping at jumping on getting hold of building on taking action on seizing on leaping about following up on grabbing hold of taking

Nearby Words

using for the first time using foul language using fraudulently using gestures to indicate using inexpertly using in place of using force on using force using flattery using Fabian tactics using every muscle using elbow grease

Antonym of using for one's own ends

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