Collocations for competitive - adj.

be
become
remain, stay
make sth
skills training to make our industries more competitive in world markets

keep sth

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a very competitive person

brutally, fiercely, highly, intensely
a fiercely competitive sport
highly competitive prices

increasingly
globally, internationally
economically

with
Investment in research is needed to keep us competitive with other countries.

Competitive is used with these nouns:
advantage, arena, athletics, balance, bid, business, capitalism, disadvantage, drive, economy, edge, election, element, environment, examination, force, game, gymnastics, instinct, market, marketplace, match, nature, position, pressure, price, racing, rate, rugby, salary, soccer, spirit, sport, streak, swimmer, tender, tennis, wage