Competitive meaning

What does “competitive” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“competitive” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: involving competition or competitiveness.

competitive

adjective

  1. involving competition or competitiveness

    “competitive games”

    “to improve one's competitive position”

    Synonymscompetitory
  2. subscribing to capitalistic competition

  3. showing a fighting disposition

    “highly competitive sales representative”

    “militant in fighting for better wages for workers”

    Synonymsmilitant

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University