can't compete

phrase

—used to say that one person or thing is much better than another

Store-bought cookies can't compete with homemade ones.

Examples of can't compete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Waze can't compete with this level of detail. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026

Intel still can't compete on single-core performance against Apple, and that's where the improvement is the most modest. — Luke Larsen, Wired News, 26 Jan. 2026

Store bought just can't compete with the sweet juicy flavor of homegrown berries. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026

As a small business, Boyer can't compete with the bigger retailers who have more purchasing power. — Kelly O'Grady, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2025

All that lightness translates to convenience and a couple advantages most rooftop tents can't compete with. — New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025

For Henry, being moved would also make sense if Baltimore can't compete for a Super Bowl. — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

An organization that can't pivot can't compete. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Hidden within the mountains that hem in Santa Marta is a geological and ecological richness that Cartagena just can't compete with. — Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

Rhymes for can't compete

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete