Competitive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Competitive \Com*pet"i*tive\, a.
     Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition;
     competitory; as, a competitive examination.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  competitive
       adj 1: involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive
              games"; "to improve one's competitive position" [syn:
              {competitory}] [ant: {noncompetitive}]
       2: subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn: {free-enterprise(a)},
           {private-enterprise(a)}]
       3: showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly
          competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting
          for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and
          ubiquitous energy" [syn: {militant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "competitive":
     adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti,
     antipathetic, antithetic, clashing, competing, con, conflicting,
     contradictory, contrary, counter, cross, cutthroat, disaccordant,
     dissentient, emulous, enemy, fractious, hostile, in competition,
     in rivalry, inimical, negative, noncooperative, obstinate,
     opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive,
     oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory,
     repugnant, rival, rivaling, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly,
     unpropitious, vying