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Without pity or compassion

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Having or showing no moral principles

Cutthroat competition where everyone is ruthless and ferocious

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Adjective

Without pity or compassion

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

uncompassionate

fiercely competitive

intensely competitive

as hard as nails

every person for themselves

full of determination

without sentiment

bound and determined

like a ball of fire

having killer instinct

poverty-stricken

desiring success

having a killer instinct

killer instinct

red in tooth and claw

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

every man for himself

unimpressionable

lacking sentiment

at each other's throats

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

the law of the jungle

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

out for revenge

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

survival of the fittest

self-opinionated

not giving an inch

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

extremely critical

life-threatening

stop at nothing

Mephistophelian

rubbing the wrong way

involving bloodshed

confrontational

double-crossing

beyond the pale

mephistophelean

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

overextravagant

dyed-in-the-wool

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“To others he is nothing short of a ruthless builder of wealth and prestige with little concern for those whom he walks over to get what he wants.”

Adjective

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

anti-democratic

unconstitutional

high and mighty

throwing one's weight about

in driver's seat

on your high horse

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Adjective

Having or showing no moral principles

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconscientious

against the law

unauthorized^US

unsportsmanlike

double-crossing

unauthorised^UK

under-the-table

under the table

under the counter

against the rules

unconstitutional

sticky-fingered

not to be trusted

under-the-counter

not to be depended on

cloak-and-dagger

outside the law

contrary to law

in violation of law

beyond contempt

open to bribery

like a snake in the grass

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

good-for-nothing

intentionally misleading

not trustworthy

all talk and no action

of dubious character

potentially illegal

gone to the dogs

not quite right

of bad reputation

not to be relied upon

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

economical with the truth

without scruples

nimble-fingered

crazy like a fox

insurrectionary

without standards

hole-and-corner

without law and order

playing politics

not straightforward

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Idiom

Cutthroat competition where everyone is ruthless and ferocious

with no holds barred

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