Meanings
comparative more competitive · superlative most competitive
- Of or pertaining to competition.
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 21 more example
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 SportAntonyms: cooperative, anticompetitive
- biochemistryRelating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
competitive antagonist
- Cheap, especially used of quality products.
Synonyms: economic, inexpensive, low-cost, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to competition.
adjectiveCheap, especially used of quality products.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveinvolving competition or competitiveness
adjectivesubscribing to capitalistic competition
adjectiveshowing a fighting disposition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincompetītus
- Englishcompetitive
From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَنَافُسِيّ
- تَنَافُسِيّ (tanāfusiyy)of or pertaining to competition
Bulgarian състезателен, конкурентен
- състезателен (săstezatelen)of or pertaining to competition
- конкурентен (konkurenten)of or pertaining to competition
- конкурентноспособен (konkurentnosposoben)inclined to compete
- конкурентноспособен (konkurentnosposoben)economics: capable of competing successfully
Catalan competitiu, competitiu
- competitiuof or pertaining to competition
- competitiuinclined to compete
- competitiueconomics: capable of competing successfully
- competitiuof price: cheap
Czech soutěžní, konkurenční
- soutěžníof or pertaining to competition
- konkurenčníof or pertaining to competition
- soutěživýinclined to compete
Danish konkurrencedygtig
- konkurrencedygtigeconomics: capable of competing successfully
Dutch competitief
- competitiefinclined to compete
Finnish kilpailullinen, kilpailuhenkinen
- kilpailullinenof or pertaining to competition
- kilpailuhenkineninclined to compete
- kilpailukykyineneconomics: capable of competing successfully
- kilpailukykyinenof price: cheap
French compétitif, compétitif
- compétitifinclined to compete
- compétitifbiochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme
- compétitifof price: cheap
German Wettbewerbs-, Konkurrenz-
- Wettbewerbs-of or pertaining to competition
- Konkurrenz-of or pertaining to competition
- Wettkampf-of or pertaining to competition
- sportlichof or pertaining to competition
- auf Wettbewerb beruhendof or pertaining to competition
- wettkampfmäßigof or pertaining to competition
- kompetitivinclined to compete
- wettbewerblichinclined to compete
- wetteiferndinclined to compete
- wettbewerbsfähigeconomics: capable of competing successfully
- konkurrenzfähigeconomics: capable of competing successfully
- konkurrenzfähigof price: cheap
Hebrew תחרותי, תחרותי
- תחרותי (takharutí)of or pertaining to competition
- תחרותי (takharutí)inclined to compete
- תחרותי (takharutí)economics: capable of competing successfully
- תחרותי (takharutí)of price: cheap
Hindi प्रतिस्पर्धी
- प्रतिस्पर्धी (pratispardhī)inclined to compete
Hungarian versenyképes
- versenyképeseconomics: capable of competing successfully
Indonesian kompetitif
- kompetitifof or pertaining to competition
Italian competitivo
- competitivobiochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme
Polish konkurencyjny, nastawiony na współzawodnictwo
- konkurencyjnyof or pertaining to competition
- nastawiony na współzawodnictwoinclined to compete
- konkurencyjnyeconomics: capable of competing successfully
Portuguese competitivo, competitivo
- competitivoof or pertaining to competition
- competitivoinclined to compete
- competitivoeconomics: capable of competing successfully
- competitivobiochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme
- competitivoof price: cheap
Romanian competițional, competitiv
- competiționalof or pertaining to competition
- competitivof or pertaining to competition
- competitiveconomics: capable of competing successfully
Russian конкуре́нтный, конкурентоспосо́бный
- конкуре́нтный (konkuréntnyj)of or pertaining to competition
- конкурентоспосо́бный (konkurentosposóbnyj)economics: capable of competing successfully
Spanish competitivo, competitivo
- competitivoeconomics: capable of competing successfully
- competitivobiochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme
Swedish tävlingsinriktad, konkurrenskraftig
- tävlingsinriktadinclined to compete
- konkurrenskraftigeconomics: capable of competing successfully
Tagalog matagisin, matagisin
- matagisininclined to compete
- matagisineconomics: capable of competing successfully
Ukrainian конкуре́нтний, конкурентоспромо́жний
- конкуре́нтний (konkuréntnyj)of or pertaining to competition
- конкурентоспромо́жний (konkurentospromóžnyj)economics: capable of competing successfully
- конкурентозда́тний (konkurentozdátnyj)economics: capable of competing successfully
Cite this entry
competitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/competitive
“competitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/competitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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