noncompetitive

adjective

non·​com·​pet·​i·​tive ˌnän-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 

: not competitive : uncompetitive: such as

a

: not suited for competition

a noncompetitive bid/price

a noncompetitive performance

b

: not inclined towards or characterized by competition or rivalry

his noncompetitive nature

a noncompetitive job market

learning in a noncompetitive environment

c

: not being, involving, or engaging in a competition or contest

noncompetitive recreational swimmers

a noncompetitive bike ride

… still must take a noncompetitive examination … before being named permanently to the post by the council.

—Richard V. Sabatini

Examples of noncompetitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lowest turnout rates were in Hawaii, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, New York, Indiana and Alabama — all noncompetitive states, either very red or very blue. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024

Turnout dropped from 2020 in noncompetitive states such as Illinois, which recorded more than 500,000 fewer votes than in the last presidential election, and Ohio, which reported more than 300,000 less. —Nicholas Riccardi, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024

In contrast, the noncompetitive tax credits can fund only about half of that amount, leaving larger gaps for developers to fill through bonds or fundraising. —Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024

Zoom in: Cook Political Report and the University of Virginia Center for Politics put the race as noncompetitive and expected Kaine to keep his seat. —Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing noncompetitive

• noncompetitive contract

Medical Definition

noncompetitive

adjective

non·​com·​pet·​i·​tive -kəm-ˈpet-ət-iv 

: involving or acting in inhibition of an enzyme by affecting its intrinsic catalytic activity rather than by competition with the substrate for the active site