LEVERAGE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

leverage 1 of 2

noun

ˈle-və-rij

Definition of leverage

as in influence

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions

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leverage

2 of 2

verb

as in to use

to take unfair advantage of a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

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Recent Examples of leverage

Noun

But Rich Shuter, head of business affairs at UTA, argued that consolidation leaves his agency’s clients without much leverage — and viewers without much choice. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, patients may have no idea their information is being used as leverage. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

One of those companies, which leveraged real-time location data, was acquired by Twitter in 2013. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Urban Architecture Festival, a public program leveraging architecture to activate public spaces and encourage conversations on sustainability and culture in the cities. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leverage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leverage

Noun

The four-bedroom home features modern heritage influences—like contemporary shaker furniture paired with more contemporary light fixtures—that define the interiors.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
Dark matter cannot be observed directly through ordinary light, but its gravitational influence helps shape the distribution of galaxies.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of influence

Verb

All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of use

Verb

That signal can be aggregated, correlated, and exploited by hostile foreign intelligence services to anticipate our movements, targets, and timing.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
The researchers did not observe every capability being actively exploited, so account compromise should not be assumed without evidence.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploit

Verb

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon has not manipulated the service.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Without that provenance, the agent can’t reliably distinguish current operational truth from stale, incomplete or manipulated information.

— Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of manipulate

Verb

After teenage boys first reported that they had been abused in 2005, Church of the Resurrection conducted an internal investigation that court records show was inconclusive.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton’s campaign on Tuesday posted a video of her brother, who supported her backstory about living in a tent and being abused.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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