UNCOMPETITIVE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

uncompetitive

adjective

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as in noncompetitive

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Recent Examples of uncompetitive Further, about half of the turnover in California’s public safety workforce is due to retirement, not employees leaving due to uncompetitive pay. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026 Albeit in an uncompetitive effort, the Falcons’ 27-7 loss to the Broncos in the preseason opener Friday night offered a glimpse at a vast majority of the team’s roster. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Some of those changeups nearly nicked the bottom of the zone, but most were uncompetitive. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 Purists argued that this left some of the games a little flat and uncompetitive, particularly at the end of the group stage, when only a quarter, instead of the usual half, of the teams were sent home. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncompetitive

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For Choi, who has previously judged shorts, the prospect of assessing features alongside such company is both an honor and another exciting challenge (Bedford Park is screening in the festival’s noncompetitive Flash Forward section).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Clemson was entirely noncompetitive, even more so than its 34-3 loss to Georgia in the 2024 opener.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of noncompetitive

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Abramson said Romero is married with four children and has been cooperative with police.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The building, which opens with a free community festival Friday through Tuesday, is piloting a cooperative nonprofit partnership model.

— Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperative

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