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Without pity or compassion

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Having or showing no moral principles

With no holds barred

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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

bound and determined

without sentiment

like a ball of fire

having killer instinct

poverty-stricken

desiring success

self-centred^UK

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

red in tooth and claw

self-centered^US

lacking sentiment

toughened by experience

unimpressionable

at each other's throats

as tough as old boots

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

out for revenge

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

self-opinionated

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

not giving an inch

extremely critical

life-threatening

stop at nothing

Mephistophelian

rubbing the wrong way

accidentally on purpose

involving bloodshed

confrontational

double-crossing

mephistophelean

dripping with malice

beyond the pale

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

throwing weight around

in driver's seat

on your high horse

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Adjective

Having or showing no moral principles

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconscientious

unsportsmanlike

double-crossing

not to be trusted

against the rules

beyond contempt

beyond the pale

not to be depended on

hole-and-corner

against the law

under-the-table

under the table

good-for-nothing

cloak-and-dagger

of dubious character

potentially illegal

beneath contempt

under the counter

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

of bad reputation

not trustworthy

behind-the-scenes

not to be relied upon

good-for-naught

open to bribery

gone to the dogs

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

in the doghouse

economical with the truth

without standards

contrary to the rules

unsophisticated

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

without scruples

playing politics

not straightforward

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Idiom

With no holds barred

with no holds barred

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