Synonyms of slash-and-burn

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slash-and-burn

adjective

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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