Meanings
comparative more uncompetitive · superlative most uncompetitive
- That does not involve competition; not competitive
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot inclined to compete
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishcompetitive
- Englishuncompetitive
From un- + competitive.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
uncompetitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompetitive
“uncompetitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompetitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncompetitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncompetitive.
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