competitive
Driven to win
Competitive describes the drive to win or outperform others.
A competitive person wants to come out on top; a competitive market has many rivals vying for customers.
Something competitively priced matches or beats what others charge.
The word can suggest healthy ambition or excessive fixation on winning: She's too competitive to let anyone beat her at anything.
One who competes against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- opponentOne who contends against
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
vying · contest · showdown · head-to-head · one-upmanship · cutthroat · fierce · intense
Strongly desiring achievement
- motivatedSpurred to action
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
persistent · goal-oriented · go-getter · striving · hungry · zealous · driven · focused
Competitive physical activities
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
match · rivalry · opponent · teamwork · training · coach · medalist · sportsmanship
Inclined toward conflict
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
domineering · intimidating · confrontational · antagonistic · hostile · fierce · belligerent · hard-nosed
rival
One who competes against
challenger · vying · contest · showdown · head-to-head · one-upmanship · cutthroat · fierce · intense · clash
ambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
- motivatedSpurred to action
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- relentlessContinuing without pause
tenacious · persistent · goal-oriented · go-getter · striving · hungry · zealous · driven · focused · dedicated
athletics
Competitive physical activities
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
league · match · rivalry · opponent · teamwork · training · coach · medalist · sportsmanship · soccer
combative
Inclined toward conflict
forceful · domineering · intimidating · confrontational · antagonistic · hostile · fierce · belligerent · hard-nosed · dog-eat-dog
marketplace
Venue for commerce
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
positioning · bidding · pricing · strategy · monopoly · oligopoly · startup · innovation · merger · acquisition
- game descriptorsfun, exciting, challenging, addictive, immersive
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- sports adjectivesathletic, Olympic, varsity, professional, amateur
- playstylesaggressive, defensive, passive, casual, offensive
- Type Adriven, ambitious, impatient, workaholic, perfectionist
- male typesalpha male, beta male, sigma male, macho man, nice guy
competitivecooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
collaborative · noncompetitive · accommodative · collegial · uncompetitive
competitiveunambitious
Lacking desire for achievement
apathetic · indifferent · complacent · unaggressive · passive
competitiveexorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
overpriced · uncompetitive · inflated · extortionate · expensive
- global competitionRivalry spanning all nations
- friendly competitionContest among allies
- competitive spiritDrive to outperform rivals
- singing competitionsEvents judging vocal performance
- competitive edgeAdvantage over rivals
- fair competitionContest without unfair advantage
competition, competitions, competitiveness, competitively, noncompetitive, hypercompetitive, competitive advantage, competitive markets