ultracompetitive

adjective

ul·​tra·​com·​pet·​i·​tive ˌəl-trə-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 

: extremely or extraordinarily competitive : supercompetitive

ultracompetitive siblings

an ultracompetitive profession/market

ultracompetitive prices

Examples of ultracompetitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strome puts enormous pressure on himself, even more than is typical for the ultracompetitive personalities that populate the NHL. —Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

Other hopefuls can try their chances in ultracompetitive lotteries put on by six of the seven marathons, but chances are slim. —Ben Goggin, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025

While transforming the historically porous Dallas into the league’s sixth-best defensive efficiency rating, Mavericks defensive coordinator Sean Sweeney tapped into Doncic’s ultracompetitive nature. —Dallas News, 25 Nov. 2022

Pat Riley, who has already been acting as an unofficial assistant coach from his position at the announcers’ table, is invited to do the job for real, and his pugnacious, ultracompetitive attitude proves the perfect complement for Westhead’s more reserved tactical intelligence. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ultracompetitive

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