hypercompetitive

adjective

Extremely competitive.

“The parents at this school are hypercompetitive.”

OriginEnglish competitive ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehypercompetitive (comparative more hypercompetitive, superlative most hypercompetitive)

comparative more hypercompetitive · superlative most hypercompetitive

  1. Extremely competitive.

    The parents at this school are hypercompetitive.

    1 more example

    The two hypercompetitive men each had their lawyers bid on the property. Ultimately, Mr. Trump came out ahead, purchasing it for $41.35 million.

    2025 July 19, Alan Feuer, Matthew Goldstein, “Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishcompetitive
  8. Englishhypercompetitive

From hyper- + competitive.

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hypercompetitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercompetitive

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“hypercompetitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercompetitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercompetitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercompetitive.

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