Collocations for "ruthless"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ruthless" in context.
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ruthless
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- a ruthless [leader, president, criminal, tyrant, general, dictator]
- the ruthless [pursuit, suppression, exploitation, destruction] of
- is ruthless with his [subordinates, competitors, workers]
- was ruthless in his pursuit of [power, riches, domination]
- is extremely ruthless
- you don't [need, have] to be (so) ruthless
- it is ruthless to [deprive, suppress, deny, destroy]
- [acted, ruled, worked] with ruthless determination
- a ruthless desire to [win, gain, secure]
'ruthless' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):