Competent synonyms
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Part of speech:
Having capacity or ability; efficient and able:
The definition of fit is proper, appropriate or in good physical condition.
(Biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the loosely attached anthers of certain flowers.
Requiring specialized ability or training:
incompetent (antonym)
Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.
Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert
Highly skilled; expert
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inept (antonym)
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
knowledgeable (related)
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
inefficient (antonym)
Able to pay debts or meet business obligations
Restricted or limited by conditions.
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Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory:
Obliged to account for one's acts; responsible
Showing good sense; sensible
of sound mind
Legally qualified
compos mentis (Latin)
Legally qualified
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enough (related)
As much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient
fair (related)
Of light complexion:
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
The definition of ambidextrous is the ability to use both the left and right hand equally well.
Apt means someone who is extraordinarily smart or is quick to learn or understand.
Existing in fact; actual:
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Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort:
The definition of expert is someone who is very skillful or has advanced training and knowledge in a particular area or field.
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
panurgic
Skilled in all kinds of work.
Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
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(Archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Manipulated in shape or habit.
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
Deceit or hypocrisy.
(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.
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(Law) Of sound mind; sane
The degree to which something achieves results.
The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]
The property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility.
(Countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
inadequate (antonym)
The definition of inadequate is someone or something that is lacking in something desired or required.
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(Informal) Sufficient to satisfy; adequate
Reasonably good; adequate
Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
trustworthy (related)
well-trained (related)
duly constituted
Legally qualified
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