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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Competitive \Com*pet"i*tive\, adjective Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
competitive
adjective
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
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