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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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
But the head-to-head loss to the Bruins in November and an uncompetitive loss to UConn in February ultimately edged UCLA ahead of South Carolina.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the final, Shaq’s team beat Chuck’s team 41-25 in a wholly uncompetitive contest.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
He was followed as president by the hard-line Ebrahim Raisi, picked in 2021 in an uncompetitive election.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
But the head-to-head loss to the Bruins in November and an uncompetitive loss to UConn in February ultimately edged UCLA ahead of South Carolina.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the final, Shaq’s team beat Chuck’s team 41-25 in a wholly uncompetitive contest.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
He was followed as president by the hard-line Ebrahim Raisi, picked in 2021 in an uncompetitive election.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Uncompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompetitive. Accessed 3 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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