uncompetitive

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adjective

That does not involve competition; not competitive

UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveuncompetitive (comparative more uncompetitive, superlative most uncompetitive)

comparative more uncompetitive · superlative most uncompetitive

  1. That does not involve competition; not competitive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot inclined to compete

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcompetitive
  9. Englishuncompetitive

From un- + competitive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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