take-no-prisoners

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adjective

ˈtāk-ˈnō-ˈpriz-(ə-)nərz How to pronounce take-no-prisoners (audio)

chiefly US

: having a fierce, relentless, or aggressive character

a take-no-prisoners attitude

… McGraw is actually famous for his blunt, take-no-prisoners style of therapy.

Marc Peyser

… the kind of scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners writing style she had become notorious for.

Kirsten Fleming

He is one of a kind—a maverick with a take-no-prisoners approach to the wine business.

Wine Spectator

The long-distance marketers are now digging in for a take-no-prisoners strategy to keep a tight grip on their $70 billion industry …

Kate Fitzgerald

take no prisoners

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idiomatic phrase

: to be aggressively harsh, tough, or relentless (as in pursuing a goal, exploiting an advantage, or expressing criticism)

a politician who takes no prisoners

His record as a tough, capable administrator somehow manages to satisfy both Pentagon hard-liners and State Department moderates. "He takes no prisoners," says a U.S. official …

Daniel Eisenberg

That show featured Barbara Frum, who was simply one of the most important, most fearless TV journalists this country has ever seen. … She took no prisoners in those interviews.

John Cairns

Like their private sector counterparts, … [they] have been known to take no prisoners when competing for contracts.

Willie Schatz

Mr. Smith takes no prisoners as he lambastes a policy he believes was misguided and mistaken from the beginning.

Walter Russell Mead

take-no-prisoners

adjective

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings a theater critic with a take-no-prisoners approach to reviewing Broadway's latest offerings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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ruthless
merciless
brutal
hard
pitiless
stony
tough
abusive
stern
vicious
oppressive
unmerciful
harsh
remorseless
unsparing
heartless
malicious
hateful
obdurate
affectless
pachydermatous
compassionless
callous
cruel
soulless
inhuman
slash-and-burn
unsympathetic
savage
inhumane
unfeeling
grim
insensitive
uncharitable
case-hardened
indurate
hard-boiled
insensate
thick-skinned
cold-blooded
severe
boorish
hard-hearted
desensitized
ironhearted
rough
heedless
stoney
virulent
mean
rough-and-tumble
stonyhearted
spiteful
uncaring
sledgehammer
thoughtless
unfriendly
hard-bitten
malevolent
unthinking
brutish
ungentle
acrimonious
disagreeable
inconsiderate
unloving
jackbooted
rancorous
knock-down-and-drag-out
surly
ironfisted
bestial
knock-down, drag-out
cold
ill-tempered
heavy-handed
barbarous
ironhanded
austere
frosty
ill-natured
evil-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sympathetic
compassionate
sensitive
humane
charitable
warm
gentle
merciful
warmhearted
benevolent
kind
kindhearted
mild
softhearted
lenient
kindly
tender
indulgent
friendly
gracious
tenderhearted
benignant
cordial
loving
tolerant
affectionate
good-natured
understanding
good-tempered
clement
fond

单词	take-no-prisoners
释义	take-no-prisoners 1 of 2 adjective ˈtāk-ˈnō-ˈpriz-(ə-)nərz chiefly US : having a fierce, relentless, or aggressive character a take-no-prisoners attitude … McGraw is actually famous for his blunt, take-no-prisoners style of therapy. Marc Peyser … the kind of scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners writing style she had become notorious for. Kirsten Fleming He is one of a kind—a maverick with a take-no-prisoners approach to the wine business. Wine Spectator The long-distance marketers are now digging in for a take-no-prisoners strategy to keep a tight grip on their $70 billion industry … Kate Fitzgerald take no prisoners 2 of 2 idiomatic phrase : to be aggressively harsh, tough, or relentless (as in pursuing a goal, exploiting an advantage, or expressing criticism) a politician who takes no prisoners His record as a tough, capable administrator somehow manages to satisfy both Pentagon hard-liners and State Department moderates. "He takes no prisoners," says a U.S. official … Daniel Eisenberg That show featured Barbara Frum, who was simply one of the most important, most fearless TV journalists this country has ever seen. … She took no prisoners in those interviews. John Cairns Like their private sector counterparts, … [they] have been known to take no prisoners when competing for contracts. Willie Schatz Mr. Smith takes no prisoners as he lambastes a policy he believes was misguided and mistaken from the beginning. Walter Russell Mead Synonyms Adjective affectless callous case-hardened cold-blooded compassionless desensitized hard hard-boiled hard-hearted heartless indurate inhuman inhumane insensate insensitive ironhearted merciless obdurate pachydermatous pitiless remorseless ruthless slash-and-burn soulless stony stoney stonyhearted thick-skinned uncharitable unfeeling unmerciful unsparing unsympathetic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use Adjective 1968, in the meaning defined above Idiomatic Phrase 1915, in the meaning defined above take-no-prisoners adjective as in ruthless having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings a theater critic with a take-no-prisoners approach to reviewing Broadway's latest offerings Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ruthless merciless brutal hard pitiless stony tough abusive stern vicious oppressive unmerciful harsh remorseless unsparing heartless malicious hateful obdurate affectless pachydermatous compassionless callous cruel soulless inhuman slash-and-burn unsympathetic savage inhumane unfeeling grim insensitive uncharitable case-hardened indurate hard-boiled insensate thick-skinned cold-blooded severe boorish hard-hearted desensitized ironhearted rough heedless stoney virulent mean rough-and-tumble stonyhearted spiteful uncaring sledgehammer thoughtless unfriendly hard-bitten malevolent unthinking brutish ungentle acrimonious disagreeable inconsiderate unloving jackbooted rancorous knock-down-and-drag-out surly ironfisted bestial knock-down, drag-out cold ill-tempered heavy-handed barbarous ironhanded austere frosty ill-natured evil-minded Antonyms & Near Antonyms sympathetic compassionate sensitive humane charitable warm gentle merciful warmhearted benevolent kind kindhearted mild softhearted lenient kindly tender indulgent friendly gracious tenderhearted benignant cordial loving tolerant affectionate good-natured understanding good-tempered clement fond See More
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take-no-prisoners

adjective

idiomatic phrase

Synonyms

Word History

adjective