Synonyms of slash-and-burn

slash-and-burn

adjective

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

under his slash-and-burn management ethic, even longtime employees were summarily downsized for the sake of corporate competitiveness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• take-no-prisoners
• abusive
• stony
• brutal
• hard
• pitiless
• oppressive
• callous
• remorseless
• vicious
• harsh
• hateful
• heartless
• malicious
• inhumane
• compassionless
• inhuman
• cruel
• unsparing
• soulless
• insensitive
• tough
• unmerciful
• insensate
• uncharitable
• hard-hearted
• stern
• cold-blooded
• savage
• unsympathetic
• unfeeling
• obdurate
• affectless
• indurate
• thick-skinned
• pachydermatous
• grim
• hard-boiled
• stoney
• desensitized
• thoughtless
• severe
• unthinking
• mean
• uncaring
• case-hardened
• rough
• boorish
• heedless
• rough-and-tumble
• inconsiderate
• heavy-handed
• ironhearted
• spiteful
• unfriendly
• malevolent
• ungentle
• stonyhearted
• barbarous
• unloving
• virulent
• sledgehammer
• acrimonious
• rancorous
• disagreeable
• bestial
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• brutish
• ironhanded
• surly
• jackbooted
• hard-bitten
• cold
• ironfisted
• knock-down, drag-out
• austere
• ill-natured
• evil-minded
• ill-tempered
• frosty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charitable
• sympathetic
• humane
• sensitive
• warm
• compassionate
• merciful
• kind
• gentle
• benevolent
• mild
• kindly
• lenient
• indulgent
• tender
• friendly
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• kindhearted
• gracious
• cordial
• understanding
• loving
• tenderhearted
• good-natured
• tolerant
• benignant
• affectionate
• fond
• clement
• good-tempered