| Competitive (a.) Rivaling or vying, generally between equals or contemporaries; as, a close, competitive game of football. Thesaurus Entries adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, clashing, competing, con, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, counter, cross, cutthroat, disaccordant, dissentient, emulous, enemy, fractious, hostile, in competition, in rivalry, inimical, negative, noncooperative, obstinate, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, rival, rivaling, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitious, vying |