Dictionary

competitive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəmˈpet.ə.tɪv/ (Australia)
• [kəmˈpɛɾəɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [kəmˈpɛɾɪtɪv] (Canada, General-American)
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• /kəmˈpɛt.ə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [kəmˈpeɾətɪv] (Australia)
• [kəmˈpɛɾətɪv] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to competition.
   • Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority. 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
   • The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation. 1947 January and February, “The Transport Nationalisation Bill”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
2. (of someone's character) Inclined to compete.
3. Capable of competing successfully.
4. Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
   • competitive antagonist
5. (of prices) Cheap, especially used of quality products.

Forms

Antonyms

anticompetitive · cooperative

Deriveds

competitivity · radiocompetitive · competitive eater · overcompetitive · anti-competitive · competitive market · hypercompetitive · precompetitive · competitive edge · procompetitive · competitive tendering · supracompetitive · competitiveness · uncompetitive · supercompetitive · competitive person · competitive advantage · competitive authoritarianism · non-competitive · semicompetitive · noncompetitive · competitively · competitive eating · competitive exclusion · ultracompetitive

Synonyms

low-cost · dime a dozen · economical · sixpenny · budget · unexpensive · tinhorn · two a penny · inexpensive · cheapo · competitive · low-end · economic · cheesy · low-cost · inexpensive · cheapie · brand X · el cheapo · nickel · bargainous · economic · low-priced · cheap

Translations (71)

ro competitiv (of or pertaining to competition) · ca competitiu (of or pertaining to competition) · de wetteifernd (inclined to compete) · gv cohirreydagh (of or pertaining to competition) · gv cohirreydagh (economics: capable of competing successfully) · gl competitivo (of or pertaining to competition) · pt competitivo (biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme) · es competitivo (economics: capable of competing successfully) · de kompetitiv (inclined to compete) · be канкурэнтаздо́льны (economics: capable of competing successfully) · it competitivo (biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme) · hu versenyképes (economics: capable of competing successfully) · de Wettkampf- (of or pertaining to competition) · fr compétitif (of price: cheap) · de sportlich (of or pertaining to competition) · sv tävlingsinriktad (inclined to compete) · ru конкурентоспосо́бный (economics: capable of competing successfully) · he תחרותי (of or pertaining to competition) · ca competitiu (inclined to compete) · ro competițional (of or pertaining to competition) · ro competitiv (economics: capable of competing successfully) · uk конкурентозда́тний (economics: capable of competing successfully) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धी (inclined to compete) · ar تَنَافُسِيّ (of or pertaining to competition) · be канкурэ́нтны (of or pertaining to competition) · he תחרותי (inclined to compete) · pt competitivo (of price: cheap) · pl konkurencyjny (of or pertaining to competition) · de Konkurrenz- (of or pertaining to competition) · sv konkurrenskraftig (economics: capable of competing successfully) · cs konkurenční (of or pertaining to competition) · fr compétitif (inclined to compete) · he תחרותי (of price: cheap) · pl konkurencyjny (economics: capable of competing successfully) · fi kilpailukykyinen (of price: cheap) · nl competitief (inclined to compete) · pl nastawiony na współzawodnictwo (inclined to compete) · pt competitivo (economics: capable of competing successfully) · id kompetitif (of or pertaining to competition) · gl competitivo (inclined to compete) · de konkurrenzfähig (of price: cheap) · de wettbewerbsfähig (economics: capable of competing successfully) · da konkurrencedygtig (economics: capable of competing successfully) · bg конкурентноспособен (economics: capable of competing successfully) · de wettkampfmäßig (of or pertaining to competition) · pt competitivo (inclined to compete) · az rəqabətdavamlı (economics: capable of competing successfully) · ru конкуре́нтный (of or pertaining to competition) · fi kilpailukykyinen (economics: capable of competing successfully) · bg конкурентен (of or pertaining to competition) · ca competitiu (of price: cheap) · bg състезателен (of or pertaining to competition) · fi kilpailullinen (of or pertaining to competition) · tl matagisin (inclined to compete) · de auf Wettbewerb beruhend (of or pertaining to competition) · uk конкуре́нтний (of or pertaining to competition) · pt competitivo (of or pertaining to competition) · cs soutěžní (of or pertaining to competition) · fi kilpailuhenkinen (inclined to compete) · de konkurrenzfähig (economics: capable of competing successfully) · he תחרותי (economics: capable of competing successfully) · de wettbewerblich (inclined to compete) · bg конкурентноспособен (inclined to compete) · es competitivo (biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme) · fr compétitif (biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme) · ca competitiu (economics: capable of competing successfully) · tl matagisin (economics: capable of competing successfully) · uk конкурентоспромо́жний (economics: capable of competing successfully) · de Wettbewerbs- (of or pertaining to competition) · cs soutěživý (inclined to compete) · gv cohirreydagh (inclined to compete)