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

Monetization is still difficult Still, China’s AI companies may struggle to charge much for their products in the country’s hypercompetitive environment, where labs compete on both price and performance. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

The hypercompetitive magician Borden is locked in mortal combat with his nemesis, Angier (Hugh Jackman), and what remains fascinating about The Prestige is how devoted its cast and director are to depicting this rivalry between two utterly charmless protagonists. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026

The Habs have been no slouch either, keeping pace in a hypercompetitive Atlantic Division and remaining on track for their second straight playoff appearance. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026

That can’t happen for a team without a wide margin for error, both within games and in the hypercompetitive jockeying in the Western Conference standings. —Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypercompetitive

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