All exploitative synonyms

adjective exploitative

• unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
• unequal — not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
• abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.
• manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
• immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
• corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
• crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
• crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
• deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
• dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
• illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
• ruthless — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
• selfish — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
• shady — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
• shameless — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
• underhanded — underhand.
• unethical — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
• venal — willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary: a venal judge.
• arrant — Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
• conscienceless — the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.
• degraded — disgraced, debased, depraved, etc.
• degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
• disgraceful — bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
• dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
• dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
• improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
• low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
• mercenary — working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
• perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
• questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
• recreant — cowardly or craven.
• scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
• scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
• self-seeking — the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
• shifty — resourceful; fertile in expedients.
• sinister — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
• slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
• sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
• two-faced — having two faces.
• unconscientious — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
• unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
• underhand — not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
• unprincipled — lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.
• unworthy — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
• wicked — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
• wrongful — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
• easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
• credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.