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competitive

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Synonyms & Antonyms of competitive

having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others

I am admittedly competitive when it comes to board games.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for competitive

competing,
rival,
rivalrous

determined,
diligent,
driving,
dynamic,
enterprising,
gung ho,
hungry,
hustling,
industrious,
motivated,
scrappy,
venturesome,
venturous

animated,
lively,
spirited

ardent,
avid,
eager,
energetic,
impassioned,
keen,
raring,
vigorous

aggressive,
assertive,
high-flying,
opportunistic,
overambitious,
pretentious,
pushy,
self-assertive

ambitious,
aspiring,
go-getting,
hard-driving,
pushing,
self-seeking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for competitive

apathetic,
disinterested,
indifferent,
uneager,
unenthusiastic,
unexcited,
uninterested

casual,
easygoing,
lackadaisical,
lazyish

halfhearted,
lukewarm,
tepid

lazy,
lethargic,
listless,
shiftless,
sluggish,
spiritless

unaggressive,
unassertive

ambitionless,
unambitious

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