dare-devil, daring | legendary
His courage and exploits were legendary.

military, sexual, sporting
bragging about his sexual exploits

mercilessly, ruthlessly
The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers.

cynically
He pursued his own interests, cynically exploiting his privileged position as trustee.

deliberately | sexually

extensively, heavily | fully, to the full
The firm has been successful in exploiting new technology to the full.

further | widely | effectively, profitably, successfully | properly | quickly | easily | cleverly, skilfully
The architect has cleverly exploited new materials and building techniques.

commercially
She was keen to exploit her discovery commercially.

be determined to, be keen to, hope to, seek to | be quick to
The team were quick to exploit their competitive advantage.

attempt to | fail to