[syn: competitive, militant]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Competitive \Com*pet"i*tive\, a.
Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition;
competitory; as, a competitive examination.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
competitive
adj 1: involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive
games"; "to improve one's competitive position" [syn:
competitive, competitory] [ant: noncompetitive]
2: subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn: competitive,
free-enterprise(a), private-enterprise(a)]
3: showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales
representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for
workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" [syn:
competitive, militant]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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