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

The watchdog has identified those two occupations as critical gaps every year since 2014, despite the VA having special authority to make noncompetitive hires in those fields. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025

Pat’s Place has since lost 66 percent of its noncompetitive funding, Oliver said. —Ryan Oehrli august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025

Until now, those elite teams would come to America only to play noncompetitive exhibition matches. —Sam Brock, NBC news, 11 July 2025

In the documentary, McFadden said Walters' ambition and Jackie's noncompetitive disposition accounted for some of the friction between them. —Sean Keane, ABC News, 23 June 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