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competitive

/kəmˈpɛt.ə.tɪv/adjective4 syllables

Competitive means: involving competition or competitiveness.

Synonyms for competitive23

adjective, as in involving competition or competitiveness

competitory, agonistic, agonistical, combative, emulous, rivalrous, matched

adjective, as in subscribing to capitalistic competition

free-enterprise, private-enterprise, capitalistic, capitalist

adjective, as in showing a fighting disposition

militant, aggressive

also used for competitive

economic, inexpensive, low-cost, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, cheesy

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Opposites of competitive

noncompetitive

What does competitive mean?3

adjective

1

involving competition or competitiveness“competitive games”

2

subscribing to capitalistic competition

3

showing a fighting disposition“highly competitive sales representative”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Competitive in a sentence

  • If your prices are competitive, we will place a large order.CK
  • Capitalism assumes that people are generally competitive, which they are not.nonong
  • To remain competitive, we've got to play to our strengths.sundown
  • Our rival was an honest, competitive person as well.Abdulwahab
  • The three rules of competitive mathematics: check, check, and recheck.FlamingTofu
  • Both sportsmen are very competitive and, often, animosities arise between them.arh
  • Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.rmccar1
  • Algeria's industries need to become competitive to become sustainable in the long run.Amastan

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