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killer instinct

ADJECTIVE
competitive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive ambitious competing cutthroat vying
WEAK
antagonistic at odds combative dog-eat-dog emulous killer opposing rival streetwise
Antonyms
WEAK
noncompetitive unambitious
ADJECTIVE
pitiless
Synonyms
WEAK
austere barbarous brutal callous cold coldblooded coldhearted cruel cutthroat dog-eat-dog frigid hardhearted harsh hatchetjob heartless implacable indifferent inexorable inhuman inhumane insensible mean merciless obdurate relentless remorseless ruthless satanic savage soulless stony
Antonyms
WEAK
charitable kind merciful sympathetic

Example Sentences

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I have zero killer instinct and, like most Americans today, no military background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

But although City monopolised possession, they lacked a killer instinct and paid for a sloppy piece of defending in the 23rd minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The Rams have gotten tantalizingly close to winning at Detroit and Chicago, and at home against the Packers but so far they’ve lacked anything close to a killer instinct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

But that killer instinct was regularly beat out of NPR journalists, regardless of the political mood or the president.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

But the killer instinct is dead in fighters today and it has to be ignited.

From Vital Ingredient by Llewellyn