cutthroat

cutthroat

adjective

Definition of CUTTHROAT

not guided by or showing a concern for what is right <cutthroat business practices intended to drive competitors out of business>

Synonyms cutthroat, immoral, Machiavellian, unconscionable, unethical, unscrupulous

Related Words merciless, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless; crooked, deceitful, dishonest, jackleg, knavish; corrupt, debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, libertine, licentious, profligate; cheapjack, dog-eat-dog, opportunistic; calculating, scheming, sharp

Near Antonyms conscientious, good, honorable, just, noble, righteous, virtuous

Antonyms ethical, moral, principled, scrupulous