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
Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 June 2025
The cutthroat world of financial technology has a corporate espionage problem.
—Troy Batterberry, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
David Waldstein, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Now, the group is ready to reframe the narrative around their experience on the show and squash any rumors of beef with their fellow contestants — in fact, behind the scenes, the series felt more like summer camp than a cutthroat competition.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
Competition for jobs is cutthroat and monthly youth unemployment stands at about 15% on average, with Chinese universities churning out a record 12.22 million new graduates this year.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 June 2025
The cutthroat world of financial technology has a corporate espionage problem.
—Troy Batterberry, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
But trying to box out the major brands in a cutthroat, billion-dollar industry is tricky, and expensive.
—David Waldstein, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Now, the group is ready to reframe the narrative around their experience on the show and squash any rumors of beef with their fellow contestants — in fact, behind the scenes, the series felt more like summer camp than a cutthroat competition.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutthroat
Adjective
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The film takes place in the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, watching as ruthless prisoner Federico Carrasco takes control of the Huntsville Penitentiary.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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And, if hate doesn't come from inside the show itself, Black women are forced to endure online hate from ruthless fans.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The deal paves the way for new installments for Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from amnesia.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bloodsport, being an assassin who has a change of heart and becomes a hero, while also having a deep rat phobia, was fantastic.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Rudy flames out on his first day, though, and ends up working for a shady lawyer named Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) and her gleefully immoral paralegal Deck (P.J. Byrne).—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others argue the bombings were militarily unnecessary, inherently immoral, and primarily designed to flex American power.—
David Cavell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The murderer had turned the gun on himself and was no longer a threat.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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But these are only the 'official' statistics released by corrupt City Officials.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Boys, a satirical drama about vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes, is gearing up for the release of its fifth and final season, expected sometime in 2026 on Prime Video.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For budget-conscious people, there’s nothing worse than missing a killer sale on big-ticket items.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Wayne Wang’s 1987 neo-noir Slam Dance, Opper appeared alongside Tom Hulce, Virginia Madsen and Harry Dean Stanton, playing the melancholic killer Buddy, a role that formed the film’s emotional center.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Taxpayers should be cautious of overly alarmist narratives or unscrupulous tax professionals who may be seeking to profit from the overwhelming sense of panic.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The deficient vice of integrity is being fake, untruthful, inconsistent, unprincipled, and manipulative.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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But she's also taken positions that her critics have found inconsistent and unprincipled.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cutthroat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutthroat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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