competitive

  • 11competitive — adjective 1 a competitive situation is one in which people or organizations try very hard to be more successful than others: an extremely competitive market | highly/fiercely/intensely competitive: Advertising is an intensely competitive business …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12competitive — com|pet|i|tive W3S2 [kəmˈpetıtıv] adj 1.) determined or trying very hard to be more successful than other people or businesses →↑compete, competitor ↑competitor ▪ Some US industries are not as competitive as they have been in the past. ▪ The team …

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  • 13competitive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain, stay ▪ make sth ▪ skills training to make our industries more competitive in world markets …

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  • 14competitive — adj. 1) fiercely, keenly competitive 2) competitive with (to be competitive with the best) * * * [kəm petɪtɪv] keenlycompetitive fiercely competitive with (to be competitive with the best) …

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  • 15competitive — adjective Date: 1829 1. relating to, characterized by, or based on competition < competitive sports > 2. inclined, desiring, or suited to compete < a competitive personality > < salary benefits must be competitive M. S. Eisenhower > 3. depending&#8230; …

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  • 16competitive — competitively, adv. competitiveness, n. /keuhm pet i tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination. 2. well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful&#8230; …

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  • 17competitive*/*/ — [kəmˈpetətɪv] adj 1) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other the struggle to survive in a highly competitive marketplace[/ex] 2) cheaper than others a wide range of goods at very competitive&#8230; …

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  • 18competitive — adjective 1) a competitive player Syn: ambitious, zealous, keen, pushy, combative, aggressive Ant: apathetic 2) a highly competitive industry Syn: ruthless, agg …

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  • 19competitive — adjective 1) a competitive player Syn: ambitious, zealous, keen, combative, aggressive; informal go ahead 2) a highly competitive industry Syn: ruthless, aggressive, fierce, cut throat; informal dog eat dog …

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  • 20competitive — /kəm petɪtɪv/ adjective which competes fairly ♦ a competitive price a low price aimed to compete with a rival product ♦ competitive products products made to compete with existing products ▪▪▪ ‘…the company blamed fiercely competitive market&#8230; …

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