Ruthless
adjective
Having no compassion or pity, very cruel.
The ruthless dictator ruled with an iron fist.
Often appears as...
- ruthless dictator
- ruthless competition
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Disapproving
adjective
Having no compassion or pity, very cruel.
The ruthless dictator ruled with an iron fist.
Often appears as...
- ruthless dictator
- ruthless competition
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Ruthless often implies negative feelings and is used to criticize.
Her ruthless decision to close the factory upset many.
Pro Tip 2/3Power and Control
Ruthless is commonly used to describe actions in positions of power or competition.
He climbed the corporate ladder through ruthless ambition.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Ruthless behavior is extreme and shows a lack of moderation.
The coach's ruthless training regimen led to many victories.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Ruthless often implies negative feelings and is used to criticize.
Her ruthless decision to close the factory upset many.
Pro Tip 2/3Power and Control
Ruthless is commonly used to describe actions in positions of power or competition.
He climbed the corporate ladder through ruthless ambition.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Ruthless behavior is extreme and shows a lack of moderation.
The coach's ruthless training regimen led to many victories.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Ruthless often implies negative feelings and is used to criticize.
Her ruthless decision to close the factory upset many.
Pro Tip 2/3Power and Control
Ruthless is commonly used to describe actions in positions of power or competition.
He climbed the corporate ladder through ruthless ambition.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Ruthless behavior is extreme and shows a lack of moderation.
The coach's ruthless training regimen led to many victories.
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How to recognize a...
Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State and death came with ruthless efficiency to any who didn't belong.
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Do schools kill...
who found a talent. And my contention is, all kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them, pretty ruthlessly. So I want to talk about education, and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy,
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Is the world getting...
It goes something like this. We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order and in constant jeopardy of falling apart. We were shaped by a process that is ruthlessly competitive. We are made from crooked timber,
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Now, I also think that this is very important so that the next generation really understands that this progress will help them, because they're expecting us to be great role models. Now, I told you, my mother, she was ruthlessly realistic.
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Ugly History: Witch...
The text argued for the existence of witches and suggested ruthless tactics for hunting and prosecuting them. He singled out women as easier targets for the devil’s influence, though men could also be witches.
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The impact of Simón...
be finished little by little by a believer in Peru working his way down the continent methodically Bolivar was ruthless about meeting Spain's violence with violence in the battlefields of Venezuela alone
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Living Among Wolves PIPE...
the true wolf the real wolf doesn't at all live up the stereotype they are not a mindless ruthless killer they are an incredibly caring doting family remember the most important thing to them is
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The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
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The Murder of Kim...
This video evidence helped to build a picture of a ruthless political assassination. Both women were released after spending two years in prison.
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Strange answers to the...
It could be carnage by the end of the night. Hare said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior --
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How to recognize a...
Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State and death came with ruthless efficiency to any who didn't belong.
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Do schools kill...
who found a talent. And my contention is, all kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them, pretty ruthlessly. So I want to talk about education, and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy,
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Is the world getting...
It goes something like this. We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order and in constant jeopardy of falling apart. We were shaped by a process that is ruthlessly competitive. We are made from crooked timber,
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Color blind or color...
Now, I also think that this is very important so that the next generation really understands that this progress will help them, because they're expecting us to be great role models. Now, I told you, my mother, she was ruthlessly realistic.
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Ugly History: Witch...
The text argued for the existence of witches and suggested ruthless tactics for hunting and prosecuting them. He singled out women as easier targets for the devil’s influence, though men could also be witches.
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The impact of Simón...
be finished little by little by a believer in Peru working his way down the continent methodically Bolivar was ruthless about meeting Spain's violence with violence in the battlefields of Venezuela alone
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Living Among Wolves PIPE...
the true wolf the real wolf doesn't at all live up the stereotype they are not a mindless ruthless killer they are an incredibly caring doting family remember the most important thing to them is
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The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
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The Murder of Kim...
This video evidence helped to build a picture of a ruthless political assassination. Both women were released after spending two years in prison.
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Strange answers to the...
It could be carnage by the end of the night. Hare said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior --
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Maria Shriver
American Journalist
My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.
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George Newbern
American Actor
Look at these ISIS people. These people are ruthless. They don't operate by any sort of normal civilized code. That's the world. There's a shadow world that exists out there.
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Lee Atwater
American Politician
It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
Men are subject to powerful passions and appetites, and, if unrestrained, are capable of ruthlessly riding roughshod over their neighbors and the community at large.
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Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.
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Julian Schnabel
American Artist
I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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Ethan Canin
American Author
I'm fascinated by power, by those that can be publicly generous and privately ruthless.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.
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Tulisa
English Musician
I'm ruthless and truthful.
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Maria Shriver
American Journalist
My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.
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George Newbern
American Actor
Look at these ISIS people. These people are ruthless. They don't operate by any sort of normal civilized code. That's the world. There's a shadow world that exists out there.
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Lee Atwater
American Politician
It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
Men are subject to powerful passions and appetites, and, if unrestrained, are capable of ruthlessly riding roughshod over their neighbors and the community at large.
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Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.
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Julian Schnabel
American Artist
I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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Ethan Canin
American Author
I'm fascinated by power, by those that can be publicly generous and privately ruthless.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.
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Tulisa
English Musician
I'm ruthless and truthful.
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