Competence synonyms and antonyms

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skill
An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body:
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proficiency
The state or quality of being proficient; competence.
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sufficient means
Adequate income
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competency
The definition of competency is your level of skill or knowledge in some subject or field.
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capacity
The ability to receive, hold, or absorb something:
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fitness
Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
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income (related)
The amount of money or its equivalent received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property, or as profit from financial investments.
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subsistence (related)
A means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to maintain life.
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support (related)
Financial or other help.
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ability (related)
A skill, talent, or capacity:
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inability (antonym)
Lack of the ability to do something; incapability
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incapability (antonym)
The condition of being incapable
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inefficiency (antonym)
The quality, condition, or fact of being inefficient.
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incompetence (antonym)
The quality or state of being incompetent.
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ineptness (antonym)
The quality or degree of being inept.
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capability
A capacity for being used or developed
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faculty
Power or ability to do some particular thing; special aptitude or skill
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might
(Uncountable) The ability to do something.
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authority
Power to influence or persuade resulting from knowledge or experience:
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mandate
Any contract of agency
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right
A legal or moral entitlement.
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qualification (related)
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knowledge (related)
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professionalism (related)
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practical-ability (related)
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fluency (related)
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discipline (related)
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technical-knowledge (related)
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practice (related)
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expertise (related)
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provision
A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document:
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inadequacy (antonym)
A shortage of required material.
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  • So that while we admire the variety of his work, we also admire the competence of his effort.

  • Only in matters of foreign politics and war was their competence restricted.

  • Our consensus is that he must be fired for his lack of competence.

  • The competence of the Russian parliament' thus constituted is strictly limited.

  • The exercise has really consolidated officers ' competence in assessing manual handling activities.

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