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Synonyms for cut-throat

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

fierce no-holds-barred merciless unmerciful

All synonyms

Adjective

fierce, merciless, no-holds-barred, unmerciful, bowelless dated

Noun

ruffian

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Involving the cutting of throats.

  2. n. 1

    A murderer who slits the throats of victims.

Related words

Phrases
cut-throat razor
Other spellings
cut throat cutthroat

Forms

Plural
cut-throats → ruffians…

Example sentences

  • fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
  • merciless The Vandals were known for their merciless brutality.

By length

6 letters
fierce1
7 letters
ruffian
9 letters
merciless3, bowelless
10 letters
unmerciful4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merciless3 = 3 syllables).