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win-at-all-costsdetermined to succeed by any means necessary, regardless of moral or ethical considerations

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: determined to succeed by any means necessary, regardless of moral or ethical considerations

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɪn æt ɔːl kɔːsts/

Example Sentences

  • The win-at-all-costs CEO fired half the company just to boost quarterly profits.
  • My grandmother's win-at-all-costs approach to bingo includes lucky charms and bribing the caller.
  • His win-at-all-costs dating strategy involved fake profiles and borrowed sports cars.

win-at-all-costs

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈwɪn æt ɔːl kɔːsts/]

determined to succeed by any means necessary, regardless of moral or ethical considerations

determined to succeed by any means necessary, regardless of moral or ethical considerations
💡 Concept

determined to succeed by any means necessary, regardless of moral or ethical considerations

He charms the hosts while calculating costs - winning at all costs!
🎵 Rhyme

He charms the hosts while calculating costs - winning at all costs!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈwɪn æt ɔːl kɔːsts/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwɪn æt ɔːl kɒsts/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

costshostsposts
costs
hosts
posts

🔗Collocations

win-at-all-costs attitude
win-at-all-costs mentality
win-at-all-costs approach
win-at-all-costs culture
win-at-all-costs strategy

📝Examples

The win-at-all-costs CEO fired half the company just to boost quarterly profits.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's win-at-all-costs approach to bingo includes lucky charms and bribing the caller.

😄 Fun example

His win-at-all-costs dating strategy involved fake profiles and borrowed sports cars.

The team's win-at-all-costs philosophy eventually led to their downfall when the cheating was exposed.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ruthlesscutthroatunscrupulouscompetitiveaggressive

Antonyms

fair-playethicalsportsmanlike

Related

competitiveambitiousdeterminedrelentlessvictory

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