competitiveadjective
uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/B2 involving competition:
competitive sports
a highly competitive industry
Acting is very competitive - you've got to really push yourself if you want to succeed.
B2 wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people:
You're very competitive - it's meant to be a friendly match!
I could never play team sports - I lack the competitive spirit (= a strong wish to beat others).
B2 Competitive prices, services, etc. are as good as or better than other prices, services, etc.
More examples
- We have to invest in new technology if we are to remain competitive.
- We live in a toughly competitive world.
- The two sisters have always been competitive, but they're also very supportive of each other.
- She's fiercely competitive and gets very upset if she loses at anything.
- Any new company is seen as an invader in an already competitive market.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- cat
- challenge
- close-run
- contend
- contender
- contest
- contestant
- dog-eat-dog
- entry
- go in for sth
- jockey
- pit sb/sth against sb/sth
- pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
- play cat and mouse idiom
- play sb/sth off against sb/sth
- race
- rival
- rivalry
- scramble
- square
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Comparing and contrasting
competitively
adverb uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv.li/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv.li/
competitively priced goods
competitiveness
noun [ U ] uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv.nəs/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv.nəs/