competitive

/kəm'petitiv/

Thân thiện

A group of children play a competitive game of soccer in the park.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Involving competition: Relating to or characterized by rivalry between parties striving for the same objective, such as a prize, market share, or victory.
   • Having a strong desire to win or be the best: Showing a fighting or ambitious disposition; eager to succeed in comparison to others.
   • As good as or better than others of a comparable nature: Able to compete successfully, especially in terms of price, quality, or performance.

Usage

• Used to describe situations, systems, or activities where people or groups contend against each other.
• Used to describe a person's character or attitude when they are eager to win.
• Used to describe products, services, or prices that are favorable in a market.

Examples

• Describing an activity or system:
  • The company operates in a highly competitive industry.
  • She entered the competitive examination for the civil service.
• Describing a person's nature:
  • He is very competitive and hates to lose at anything.
  • A competitive sales representative will always strive to be the top performer.
• Describing a favorable market position:
  • We need to offer a more competitive price to attract customers.
  • The university has a competitive advantage in research funding.

Advanced Usage

• "Competitive edge/advantage": A factor that gives a company, product, or person a superior position relative to rivals.
  • Their innovative technology gives them a significant competitive edge.
• "Competitive analysis": The process of identifying and evaluating one's competitors' strategies and strengths.
  • Before launching the product, we conducted a thorough competitive analysis.
• "Competitive intelligence": Information collected about competitors to support strategic decision-making.
  • The department is responsible for gathering competitive intelligence.

Variants and Related Words

• Compete (verb): To strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
  • Several companies compete for the same contract.
• Competition (noun): The activity or condition of competing; rivalry.
  • There is fierce competition among smartphone manufacturers.
• Competitiveness (noun): The quality of being competitive; the ability to compete effectively.
  • The competitiveness of the national economy is a key concern.
• Competitor (noun): A person, team, or company that competes with another.
  • Our main competitor has just lowered their prices.

Synonyms

• Rivalrous: Involving or characterized by rivalry.
• Aggressive: Behaving in a forceful, ambitious, or competitive way.
• Combative: Ready or eager to fight or argue.
• Cutthroat: Ruthlessly competitive.

Antonyms

• Cooperative: Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
• Noncompetitive: Not involving competition; not inclined to compete.
• Collaborative: Produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. showing a fighting disposition
   • highly competitive sales representative
   • militant in fighting for better wages for workers
   • his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
2. subscribing to capitalistic competition
3. involving competition or competitiveness
   • competitive games
   • to improve one's competitive position

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