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.—
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The Celtics finished the series with the fourth-best offensive rating of all playoff teams, the third-best defensive rating and the third-best net rating, trailing only top seeds Oklahoma City and Cleveland, who both breezed through noncompetitive first-round sweeps.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Its more salient byproduct was the destruction of market forces, with the rise of noncompetitive firms; macroeconomic distortions in the form of inflation and debt; and the entrenchment of a chronically arbitrary state.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Now the distinction here is that in noncompetitive social interactions, it is largely agreed that expressing gratitude is a positive emotion.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
That was a noncompetitive inning at the plate for the Razorbacks.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Its more salient byproduct was the destruction of market forces, with the rise of noncompetitive firms; macroeconomic distortions in the form of inflation and debt; and the entrenchment of a chronically arbitrary state.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Now the distinction here is that in noncompetitive social interactions, it is largely agreed that expressing gratitude is a positive emotion.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
That was a noncompetitive inning at the plate for the Razorbacks.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
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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
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