competitive

Universal Words adjective 1 used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other: competitive games / sports * graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly competitive market. 2 ~ (with sb/sth) as good as or better than others: a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) * We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. * to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies OPPUNCOMPETITIVE 3 (of a person) trying very hard to be better than others: You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days. competitively adverb: competitively priced goods competitiveness noun: an attempt to improve the competitiveness of British industry