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
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Riley, for all his comic flourishes, clearly roots for everybody who’s trying to survive in our cutthroat world and is helping others do the same.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 May 2026
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 May 2026
China's premier automotive event showcased the new technologies emerging out of cutthroat competition.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
The psychological drama follows Paramvir Singh Cheema and Verma as two ambitious men navigating cutthroat worlds to achieve their dreams in acting and real estate, respectively.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Riley, for all his comic flourishes, clearly roots for everybody who’s trying to survive in our cutthroat world and is helping others do the same.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 May 2026
Noun
Still, some employees online complained about the recent trend to conduct more frequent layoffs and alleged the company has a cutthroat culture of competition.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 May 2026
China's premier automotive event showcased the new technologies emerging out of cutthroat competition.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutthroat
Adjective
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Noah Thomas’s life takes a dangerous turn when a chance reunion with an old high school friend, Parker Coleman, entangles him in a ruthless crime ring.—
Jon Stojan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Sean Connery first portrayed the legendary spy as a confident and ruthless Cold War warrior, while Roger Moore added camp and a gentlemanly touch to the role.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Religious practitioners may also regard nonheterosexual orientations or non-cisgender identities as immoral or otherwise inconsistent with their religious beliefs.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
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Republicans, grow a spine and stop the immoral president.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The curse of season two is why Big Little Lies became a boring courtroom drama, True Detective became a running joke, and Landry became a murderer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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There's a corrupt deal happening at the biggest levels among the billionaire class to increase their wealth at the expense of many people are suffering greatly right now.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The police are a corrupt institution.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Episode Eight really turns the trope of a woman being pursued by a masked killer on its head.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Heuermann caved as evidence grew overwhelming, Brown says While the public saw the serial killer from afar, Brown had a rare perspective, having spent countless hours with Heuermann after being assigned to the case on day one.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The main shell is then salvaged, with the most valuable parts sold by unscrupulous vendors to repair shops and consumers, often via the Internet.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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Practically all the public’s attention has been on the president and his oddball or vengeful or unprincipled actions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Cutthroat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutthroat. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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