as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
cutthroat business practices intended to drive competitors out of business
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as in assassin
a person who kills another person
while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves
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Recent Examples of cutthroat
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Chinese solar businesses hailed progress in combating cutthroat competition that has sent prices for panels plummeting, but which has also left several companies on the brink of collapse.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Adding to the mix of problems, deflation has clouded the economy for much of the year, driven by overcapacity and cutthroat price wars, particularly in sectors such as electric vehicles, e-commerce and construction materials.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
In an industry notorious for its cutthroat competition and nepotistic tendencies, landing a job at just one of these fashion powerhouses would be the realization of a lifelong dream for many.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Chinese solar businesses hailed progress in combating cutthroat competition that has sent prices for panels plummeting, but which has also left several companies on the brink of collapse.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
Park’s film tells the story of a manager laid off from his job who uses, uh, a less-than-gentle approach when he’s faced with competition in a cutthroat (literally) job market.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Adding to the mix of problems, deflation has clouded the economy for much of the year, driven by overcapacity and cutthroat price wars, particularly in sectors such as electric vehicles, e-commerce and construction materials.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutthroat
Adjective
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The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The government doesn't like to as a rule, like showcase of assassin artifacts.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Presidential assassins and all this dark stuff.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to being immoral, CFA’s support for BDS likely violates state law, AB 2844, which prohibits California from contracting with entities that engage in discrimination, including against Jews or Israelis.—
Mark Pinkert,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
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The film follows the deliciously immoral, widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who maneuvers, deceives and seduces her way through London and across her relatives' country estates in an effort to find a wealthy husband for herself and her daughter, Frederica (Morfydd Clark).—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Which makes Shelley Joseph today’s poster gal for the corrupt double standards in the Massachusetts legal system.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Trump is running the most brazenly corrupt administration in modern history.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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And a lot of things about serial killers get amplified in a way that can be dangerous.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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One Bloomberg investigation found that unscrupulous brokers in South Florida had signed up thousands and thousands of people for subsidized exchange plans without their knowledge.—
Sally C. Pipes,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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But what first sounded the Republic’s death knell, before Hitler ever became Chancellor, were unscrupulous politicians hostile to the Republic, who were willing to use political violence to do away with democratic institutions.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, that’s opened small businesses to frivolous lawsuits filed by unprincipled lawyers that file massive lawsuits and offer quick settlements.—
Erica Goldstein,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rule by ‘ambitious, and unprincipled men’ Partisanship is the primary problem for the American republic, according to Washington.—
Robert A. Strong,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Cutthroat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutthroat. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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