competitive
adjective
com·pet·i·tive
kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
1
: relating to, characterized by, or based on competition
competitive sports
a competitive marketplace
2
: inclined, desiring, or suited to compete
a competitive personality
competitive interest rates
3
: depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances
competitive inhibition of an enzyme
competitively
adverb
competitiveness
noun
Examples of competitive in a Sentence
She is a very competitive player.
You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.
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Game and Fish recently devoted an entire division's focus to recreational shooting, which includes archery, competitive shotgun shooting and shooting range development.
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Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Some of California’s most competitive congressional races are in districts with significant Latino populations.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The appointment came after Osaka parted ways with her longtime mentor Wim Fissette.
Osaka, ranked 56th, returned to competitive tennis from a 15-month maternity break at the start of this year.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Shortly after it was announced Monday (Oct. 21) that the country star had topped the U.S. ranking — beating out other competitive new releases from Rod Wave and Charli XCX — the Dumb Blonde podcaster reshared Billboard‘s post about her husband’s feat on her Instagram Story.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Some of California’s most competitive congressional races are in districts with significant Latino populations.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The appointment came after Osaka parted ways with her longtime mentor Wim Fissette.
Osaka, ranked 56th, returned to competitive tennis from a 15-month maternity break at the start of this year.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Shortly after it was announced Monday (Oct. 21) that the country star had topped the U.S. ranking — beating out other competitive new releases from Rod Wave and Charli XCX — the Dumb Blonde podcaster reshared Billboard‘s post about her husband’s feat on her Instagram Story.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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competitive
adjective
com·pet·i·tive
kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv
: relating to, characterized by, or based on competition
competitive sports
competitive bidding
competitively
adverb
competitiveness
noun
Medical Definition
competitive
adjective
com·pet·i·tive
kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv
: depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances
competitive inhibition of an enzyme
competitive protein binding
competitively
adverb
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