Meaning & use

Uncompetitive

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Not able to compete effectively, or lacking the desire to compete.

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High labor costs made the local factory uncompetitive against overseas rivals.

He's always been fairly uncompetitive, preferring cooperation to rivalry.

A note on using this word

Uncompetitive is most often used in economics and business to describe prices, companies, or industries that struggle against rivals.

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noncompetitiveunrivaled

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