uncompetitive
adjective
un·com·pet·i·tive
ˌən-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
: not competitive : unable to compete
The only real alternative would be to protect those uncompetitive industries against foreign competition.—
Business Week
Business WeekGreene took his latest Courageous to Australia for the current race, but he says he withdrew it when it proved uncompetitive against other boats backed by fatter treasuries.—John Rousmaniere
John Rousmaniere
uncompetitiveness
noun
Examples of uncompetitive in a Sentence
As long as the school system keeps offering uncompetitive wages, people looking for jobs will apply elsewhere.
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The usually raucous Golden 1 Center became a library as the game turned uncompetitive.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year's champion, Max Verstappen, had a torrid time and finished sixth in an uncompetitive Red Bull.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Support for other important technology like clean hydrogen should be focused on the most important end-use sectors like refining and ammonia where alternatives don’t exist or are uncompetitive.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In fact, the VER encouraged Japanese manufacturers to upgrade to higher-value vehicles and establish U.S. production facilities, while American companies gained short-term profits without addressing their uncompetitive cost structures and quality issues.
— Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year's champion, Max Verstappen, had a torrid time and finished sixth in an uncompetitive Red Bull.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Support for other important technology like clean hydrogen should be focused on the most important end-use sectors like refining and ammonia where alternatives don’t exist or are uncompetitive.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In fact, the VER encouraged Japanese manufacturers to upgrade to higher-value vehicles and establish U.S. production facilities, while American companies gained short-term profits without addressing their uncompetitive cost structures and quality issues.
— Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Uncompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompetitive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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uncompetitive
adjective
un·com·pet·i·tive
ˌən-kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv
: not competitive : unable to compete
uncompetitiveness
noun
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