hypercompetitive

adjective

hy·​per·​com·​pet·​i·​tive ˌhī-pər-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 

variants or hyper-competitive

: extremely or excessively competitive

hypercompetitive athletes

learning to adapt quickly in a hypercompetitive industry

… eliminates customers' deep fear that their siblings, neighbors or hyper-competitive co-workers might score sweeter deals on the same vehicles.

—James Bennet

hypercompetitiveness noun

or hyper-competitiveness

The latest work offers a counterpoint to the familiar face of nature, that of animal brutality, hypercompetitiveness, selfishness and deceit.

—Natalie Angier

Examples of hypercompetitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The stakes of recruiting and retaining elite talent are high in the current hypercompetitive AI market. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Gates said a usage tax would directly change companies’ incentives to replace workers, unlike a corporate tax that only captures profits — which may be limited in a hypercompetitive market. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The Bulldogs held two hypercompetitive scrimmages in Sanford Stadium, giving Georgia coaches the chance to evaluate who rises to the occasion. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Now, halfway through the TikTok decade, another evolution is taking place, one on an ever-nicheifying, hypercompetitive internet devoid of any real monoculture and obscured by fake or bought metrics. — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypercompetitive

• anticompetitive
• appetitive
• competitive
• repetitive
• noncompetitive
• uncompetitive