competitive
1competitive — com‧pet‧i‧tive [kəmˈpettɪv] adjective COMMERCE 1. used to describe situations and behaviour in which businesses are trying very hard to be more successful than others, for example by selling their goods or services more cheaply than others: •… …
2competitive — I (antagonistic) adjective adverse, at issue, at variance, challenging, clashing, colliding, combatant, combative, combatting, competing, competitor/, conflicting, contending, contentious, contrary, counteractive, decided by competition vying,… …
3Competitive — Com*pet i*tive, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination. [1913 Webster] …
4competitive — [kəm pet′ə tiv] adj. 1. of, involving, or based on competition 2. likely to succeed in competition [a competitive team] competitively adv. competitiveness n …
5competitive — 1826, from L. competit , pp. stem of competere (see COMPETE (Cf. compete)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Competitively; competitiveness …
6competitive — [adj] willing to oppose aggressive, ambitious, antagonistic, at odds, combative, competing, cutthroat, dog eat dog*, emulous, killer*, killer instinct*, opposing, rival, streetwise, vying; concept 542 Ant. noncompetitive, unambitious …
7competitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characterized by competition. 2) strongly desiring to be more successful than others. 3) as good as or better than others of a comparable nature. DERIVATIVES competitively adverb competitiveness noun …
8competitive — com|pet|i|tive [ kəm petətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other: a competitive edge/advantage: The weakness of the pound should give manufacturers a competitive edge.… …
9competitive */*/ — UK [kəmˈpetətɪv] / US adjective 1) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other He gave up playing competitive football at the age of 24. a competitive edge/advantage: The weakness of the pound should …
10competitive — [[t]kəmpe̱tɪtɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other. Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries...… …