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 Liberty held a team meeting after a loss that featured a deficit as big as 30 points with players that looked almost uncompetitive for most of the night.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Democrats today are uncompetitive across vast swaths of rural and blue-collar Wisconsin.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
As such, any insulated industry will remain inefficient and uncompetitive once Trump lifts the tariffs.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While South Carolina has experienced relatively high levels of population in-migration, proponents of tax reform note that has been the case despite the imposition of such an uncompetitive top marginal rate.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Democrats today are uncompetitive across vast swaths of rural and blue-collar Wisconsin.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
As such, any insulated industry will remain inefficient and uncompetitive once Trump lifts the tariffs.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While South Carolina has experienced relatively high levels of population in-migration, proponents of tax reform note that has been the case despite the imposition of such an uncompetitive top marginal rate.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Uncompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompetitive. Accessed 10 Aug. 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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