noncompetitive
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/
:
no competitivo
- My career is at a different stage; it is rewarding, portable, and noncompetitive.
- noncompetitive style
- noncompetitive behavior
- noncompetitive activities
Examples
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On several nights, family members had fun together playing noncompetitive, cooperative games.
Academic text (1997) -
A strong desire to teach noncompetitive lifestyle activities to the low-skilled and unfit will be critical.
Academic text (2006) -
Yet, with this noncompetitive style of faith, comes a host of possible gains to the tradition.
Academic text (2008) -
Two counselors were assigned to each group to keep the runners together and encourage a noncompetitive atmosphere.
Academic text (1991) -
In his eyes, communism stood for a classless society and a noncompetitive life.
Fiction book (1993) -
As expected during this noncompetitive phase, Mary's TOPS-practice scores improved much more than did her competition scores.
Academic text (2010) -
Naomi Wolf calls for a reinterpretation of beauty that is noncompetitive, nonhierarchical, and nonviolent.
Academic text (2010) -
In a noncompetitive environment, children can learn to play sports without the pressure to win.
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The art class encourages creativity in a noncompetitive atmosphere, allowing everyone to express themselves freely.
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Many people enjoy gardening as a noncompetitive hobby that brings relaxation and joy.
Synonyms
Being in different markets so businesses do not try to get the same customers
Antonyms
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncompetitive = competitive (transparent) = non + competitive
The adjective is formed by adding the productive negation prefix 'non-' to the familiar adjective 'competitive', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not competitive'.
Etymology
Noncompetitive starts with non- meaning 'not' and ends with competitive, from compete which means 'to try to win'. So, noncompetitive describes something 'not involving competition', like a class or club where people take part for fun rather than trying to beat each other.