cutthroat mentality
Win at all costs
A cutthroat mentality is ruthless pursuit of success without regard for others—a willingness to undermine, exploit, or step over competitors to get ahead.
The phrase implies that winning matters more than fairness or relationships: The cutthroat mentality on Wall Street burns people out.
Often used critically to describe toxic workplace cultures or hypercompetitive environments.
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- dog-eat-dogRuthlessly self-interested competition
- every man for himselfChaotic self-interest declaration
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- throw under the busBetray for self-preservation
win at all costs · ambition · rat race · shark · blood in the water · competitive · kill or be killed · merciless · take no prisoners · survival · winner · loser · crushing · climbing · corporate · ladder · step on toes · savage
cutthroat mentalityfair play
Honorable conduct in games
sportsmanship · integrity · good faith · ethical conduct · scrupulousness
cutthroat mentalitybenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
altruism · servant leadership · kindness · empathy · magnanimity
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