noncompetitive

adjective

non·​com·​pet·​i·​tive ˌnän-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 

: not competitive : uncompetitive: such as

a

: not suited for competition

a noncompetitive bid/price

a noncompetitive performance

b

: not inclined towards or characterized by competition or rivalry

his noncompetitive nature

a noncompetitive job market

learning in a noncompetitive environment

c

: not being, involving, or engaging in a competition or contest

noncompetitive recreational swimmers

a noncompetitive bike ride

… still must take a noncompetitive examination … before being named permanently to the post by the council.

—Richard V. Sabatini

Examples of noncompetitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For longer distances – more than three hours – the train’s travel time starts to get noncompetitive with air. — Stephen Mattingly, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025

Tyrese Maxey didn’t expect Game 1 of his team’s first-round playoff series to be that noncompetitive. — Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026

Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025

The glaring issue was how noncompetitive Minnesota was in those emphatic blowout losses on national TV. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing noncompetitive

• noncompetitive contract

Rhymes for noncompetitive

• uncompetitive
• anticompetitive
• appetitive
• competitive
• repetitive

Medical Definition

noncompetitive

adjective

non·​com·​pet·​i·​tive -kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv 

: involving or acting in inhibition of an enzyme by affecting its intrinsic catalytic activity rather than by competition with the substrate for the active site