Synonyms for competitive
kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪvcom·pet·i·tive

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1. competitiveadjective

   of or pertaining to competition

   Antonyms:
   cooperative

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1. competitive, competitoryadjective

   involving competition or competitiveness

   "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"

   Synonyms:
   militant, free-enterprise(a), competitory, private-enterprise(a)

   Antonyms:
   accommodative, uncompetitive, noncompetitive, cooperative, socialist, unaggressive, monopolistic, nonaggressive, socialistic

2. competitive, free-enterprise(a), private-enterprise(a)adjective

   subscribing to capitalistic competition

   Antonyms:
   cooperative, monopolistic, uncompetitive, nonaggressive, socialist, accommodative, noncompetitive, unaggressive, socialistic

3. competitive, militantadjective

   showing a fighting disposition

   "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

   Synonyms:
   militant, warlike, private-enterprise(a), hawkish, warring, war-ridden, competitory, free-enterprise(a), belligerent

   Antonyms:
   monopolistic, accommodative, cooperative, nonaggressive, noncompetitive, uncompetitive, unaggressive, socialistic, socialist

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1. competitiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   competing, prompted by emulation

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1. List of paraphrases for "competitive":

   competition, competitiveness, competing, concurrentiel, competitors, competitively, cost-competitive

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1. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy:

   We've had the most competitive presidential race in our modern history, that's why every vote should be counted, every recount to go forward, and every challenge should be heard.

2. Robert Santangelo:

   People view these companies as important. They are needed for the oil and gas supply situation, they are competitive assets and they are going to produce and earn a margin at mid-cycle.

3. Tuncay Tursucu:

   The minimum wage hike could lead to increases in salaries for workers on higher pay scales. If companies don't take additional measures, costs will go up and shrink margins, companies could decrease employment or cut bonuses. Export sectors such as textiles could shift their production to other countries to avoid losing their competitive advantage.

4. Keniche Ohnae:

   What business strategy is all about; what distinguishes it from all other kinds of business planning - is, in a word, competitive advantage. Without competitors there would be no need for strategy, for the sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as effectively as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors

5. Mike DelPrete:

   Zillow's customer acquisition cost is zero, it's the most popular real estate portal in the country with hundreds of millions of consumers going there. It's easy to put up an advertisement to ask about iBuying, while other competitors need to spend tens of millions of dollars to generate those leads. It's a sustainable competitive advantage.