Competent synonyms and antonyms

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capable
Having capacity or ability; efficient and able:
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versatile
(Biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the loosely attached anthers of certain flowers.
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fit
The definition of fit is proper, appropriate or in good physical condition.
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skilled
Requiring specialized ability or training:
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incompetent (antonym)
Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.
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skillful
Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert
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adept
Highly skilled; expert
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suitable
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
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inefficient (antonym)
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator.
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unable (antonym)
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
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inept (antonym)
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
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satisfactory
Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
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sufficient
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
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acceptable
Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory:
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accountable
Obliged to account for one's acts; responsible
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sane
Showing good sense; sensible
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of sound mind
Legally qualified
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compos mentis (Latin)
Legally qualified
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enough (related)
As much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient
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fair (related)
Of light complexion:
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adequate
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
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ambidextrous
The definition of ambidextrous is the ability to use both the left and right hand equally well.
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apt
Apt means someone who is extraordinarily smart or is quick to learn or understand.
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complete
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
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effective
Existing in fact; actual:
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efficient
Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort:
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expert
The definition of expert is someone who is very skillful or has advanced training and knowledge in a particular area or field.
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good
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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ingenious
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
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panurgic
Skilled in all kinds of work.
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proficient
Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
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smart
(Archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
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trained
Manipulated in shape or habit.
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worthy
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
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ability
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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ambidexterity
Deceit or hypocrisy.
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competence
(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.
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compos mentis
(Law) Of sound mind; sane
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effectiveness
The degree to which something achieves results.
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success
The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]
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versatility
The property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility.
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worthiness
(Countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
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incapable (antonym)
Not capable (of doing something); unable.
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responsible
Able to pay debts or meet business obligations
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able (related)
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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inadequate (antonym)
The definition of inadequate is someone or something that is lacking in something desired or required.
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comfortable
(Informal) Sufficient to satisfy; adequate
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decent
Reasonably good; adequate
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excess (related)
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
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trustworthy (related)
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well-trained (related)
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knowledgeable (related)
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duly constituted
Legally qualified
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  • His capabilities as a soldier have been generally recognized by competent authorities.

  • Shabn proved no more competent power.

  • The accuracy of the results is generally denied by competent experts.

  • No careful and competent student of his works has ever failed to correct this gross misapprehension.

  • An accomplished man of letters, a competent critic of art, a linguist of rare perfection and charming in manner, but cynical and pleasureloving, he was certainly one of the chief diplomatic personages in the reign of the last of the tsars.

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