Meaning & use

Competitively

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In a manner involving rivalry or comparison with others, especially in terms of price, skill, or performance.

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The store prices its electronics competitively to match online retailers.

She has played tennis competitively since she was eight years old.

A note on using this word

Frequently paired with "priced" in retail and business contexts, as in "competitively priced."

Words with a similar meaning

rivalrously

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Words with an opposite meaning

cooperatively

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