uncompetitive
Britishadjective
Explanation
Uncompetitive means not particularly motivated to win. If you have fun playing board games without caring who wins or loses, you're uncompetitive. While competitive people love to compete and want to be the very best at what they do, those who are uncompetitive just don't care as much about competition. This adjective can also be used to describe a business that can't quite make it: "The other frankfurter shops in town are much flashier — I'm afraid your hot dog cart will be uncompetitive."
Example Sentences
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“If you have an uncompetitive tax system, you know, capital leaves the country,” he said, as he pointed to companies de-listing from the London Stock Exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lauer said Giftory's roughly 30 employees get a premium AI subscription costing about $200 a month -- "peanuts" stacked against an average salary of $100,000 a year, and cheap enough to make offshoring "uncompetitive."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Fears about a diluted field and uncompetitive games have been replaced by a goalfest of a group stage, with all the major stars lighting it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Dodgers, though, finished the game as uncompetitive as it had started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
There was never a town so inimitably drowsy or so sternly uncompetitive.
From Michael by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)
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