uncompetitive
adjective
un·com·pet·i·tive
ˌən-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
: not competitive : unable to compete
The only real alternative would be to protect those uncompetitive industries against foreign competition.—
Businessweek
BusinessweekGreene took his latest Courageous to Australia for the current race, but he says he withdrew it when it proved uncompetitive against other boats backed by fatter treasuries.—John Rousmaniere
John Rousmaniere
uncompetitiveness
noun
Examples of uncompetitive in a Sentence
As long as the school system keeps offering uncompetitive wages, people looking for jobs will apply elsewhere.
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Cabrera walked the first two batters of the fifth inning, spraying uncompetitive pitches all around the zone, then got Colorado’s Edouard Julien to strike out looking.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The game was uncompetitive by halftime, when the Valkyries led 47-30.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Cost structures become uncompetitive.
—Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Festivities kicked off with a trailer narrated by Uma Thurman (objectively cool), and a handful of mostly uncompetitive undercard bouts (save the always game and bloodied Nate Diaz), the crowd loudly booing MVP promoter Jake Paul at his own event, and the graphic getting Rousey’s age wrong.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The game was uncompetitive by halftime, when the Valkyries led 47-30.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Cost structures become uncompetitive.
—Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Festivities kicked off with a trailer narrated by Uma Thurman (objectively cool), and a handful of mostly uncompetitive undercard bouts (save the always game and bloodied Nate Diaz), the crowd loudly booing MVP promoter Jake Paul at his own event, and the graphic getting Rousey’s age wrong.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
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“Uncompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompetitive. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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uncompetitive
adjective
un·com·pet·i·tive
ˌən-kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv
: not competitive : unable to compete
uncompetitiveness
noun
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