# exploitative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/ · frequency rank #34,880

## Definitions
1. In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something
2. Of or relating to exploitation.
3. Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.

## Etymology
From exploit + -ative. Compare exploitive.

## Easily confused with
- **exploitation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exploitation-vs-exploitative)

## Common misspellings (17)
`epxloitative`, `exlpoitative`, `expliotative`, `explloitative`, `exploiattive`, `exploitaitve`, `exploitatiev`, `exploitativve`, `exploitattive`, `exploitatvie`, `exploittaive`, `exploittative`, `explotiative`, `expolitative`, `expploitative`, `exxploitative`, `xeploitative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exploitative