anticompetitive

adjective

an·​ti·​com·​pet·​i·​tive ˌan-tē-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv  ˌan-tī- 

: tending to reduce or discourage competition

Examples of anticompetitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The best bill would include strong legal guardrails to prevent an organization from becoming anticompetitive or a shield for cartels. — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Booker wrote to object to the deal last Thursday, arguing that the terms do not go far enough to remedy the anticompetitive harms from the merger. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Paramount asserted that the merger was not anticompetitive and would help Hollywood studios compete in a media industry increasingly dominated by tech companies. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Policymakers have in recent years supported more government action to regulate mergers among hospitals, including a bipartisan bill to increase Federal Trade Commission oversight of mergers and ban some anticompetitive practices outright. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anticompetitive

• appetitive
• competitive
• repetitive
• noncompetitive
• uncompetitive