competitory

8.6

Where people try hard to win against each other

adjective
/kəmˈpɛtɪtɔri/

Archaic

: competitivo

The competitory spirit among the athletes was evident throughout the tournament.

Examples

In a competitory environment, only the strongest ideas tend to survive and thrive.
He published his research in a competitory scientific field where innovation is essential.
The competitory nature of the event attracted many participants.
In a competitory environment, teamwork is essential.
In a competitory industry, companies must constantly innovate to stay relevant.
The competitory nature of the championship motivated every player to give their best.
He thrived in a competitory atmosphere where success was driven by performance.

Synonyms

competitive

vscompetitory

409 3.3

About business or markets where companies try to win customers

is a general term for anything related to competition

rivalrous

vscompetitory

1 8.1

Wanting strongly to compete with others

relates broadly to competition rather than to personal desire to beat others

hypercompetitive

vscompetitory

1 7.6

A situation in which people or companies try very hard to beat each other

is neutral about intensity and applies to any degree of contest

Antonyms

cooperative

112 3.5

Willing to work with other people to reach a shared goal

How Competitive

cutthroat

19 7.8

aggressive

276 3.6

competitive

106 3.9

competitory

Archaic

8.6

cooperative

112 3.5

noncompetitive

2 4.2

Surface Forms

competitory positive

Morphology

competitory = compete (transparent) = compete + ory

The form and meaning are directly derived from 'compete' with the adjectival suffix '-ory', so learners can infer 'relating to competition'.

Etymology

Competitory comes from the same root as compete and competition, words that mean 'to try to win' or 'to be better than others'. So competitory describes a situation or attitude that has a lot of competition or a competitive spirit.