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ˈkʌtˌθroʊtcut·throat

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  1. cutthroatadjective

    someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat

    Antonyms:
    merciful

  2. cutthroat, fierce, bowellessadjective

    ruthless in competition

    "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

    Synonyms:
    rough, vehement, violent, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, boisterous, fierce, ferocious, tearing

    Antonyms:
    merciful

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#47449cutthroat
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How to use cutthroat in a sentence?

  1. Georgia Tech freshman Rishab Jain:

    As the competition progressed on and everyone played their games, we didn’t see it as a cutthroat competition, but more like a bunch of friends playing this world-renowned game show, i’m pretty happy that I get to stay friends with these people.

  2. Logan Green:

    Lyfts John Zimmer're like cutthroat missionaries, i think people see the missionary aspect, or see that Lyfts John Zimmer care about taking care of people, and assume it means Lyfts John Zimmer'll be soft when it comes to competing.

  3. Neil Saunders:

    It still comes across as a tired company that has little to offer, in today's cutthroat retail environment that's not good enough, and it suggests that That Sears is still on a journey where the ultimate destination is failure.

  4. Cathy Morrow Roberson:

    It's cutthroat over there, fedEx Express has some serious problems.

  5. Airplane:

    Ted Striker It was a rough place - the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit.


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