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Synonyms for competent
ˈkɒm pɪ təntcom·pe·tent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
competent
Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.
Synonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitableAntonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessPreposition:
Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.
Princeton's WordNet
competentadjective
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
"a competent typist"
Antonyms:
unworkmanlike, feckless, incompetent, inadequate, ineffective, inept, inefficient, unequal, unqualifiedcompetentadjective
adequate for the purpose
"a competent performance"
Antonyms:
ineffective, incompetent, unequal, inefficient, inadequate, inept, feckless, unqualified, unworkmanlikecompetentadjective
legally qualified or sufficient
"a competent court"; "competent testimony"
Antonyms:
ineffective, inefficient, unequal, incompetent, inadequate, unworkmanlike, inept, unqualified, feckless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
competentadjective
Synonyms:
qualified, capable, efficient, proficient, ableAntonyms:
incompetent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "competent":
relevant, responsible, skilled, appropriate, qualified, jurisdiction, capable, knowledgeable, proficient, competence, skilful, concerned, able, empowered
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#727 | able | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1237 | responsible | |
#1816 | relevant | |
#1931 | fit | |
#2309 | equal | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#3344 | qualified | |
#3580 | suitable | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#4264 | capable | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#5190 | jurisdiction | |
#7421 | skilled | |
#7422 | fitted | |
#7772 | fitting | |
#8185 | satisfactory | |
#8207 | adapted | |
#9018 | competent | |
#10206 | competence | |
#13315 | knowledgeable | |
#16593 | proficient | |
#19138 | empowered | |
#29066 | commensurate | |
#52506 | skilful |
How to use competent in a sentence?
This is a good program. They know what they're looking for. I think this shows they've had a good vision. With [head coach] Sean McDermott, [general manager] Brandon Beane and their staffs, I think this is what you're seeing with competent leadership and consistency year over year what they're drafting for, you know, not dissimilar to what [Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot] and I hope to build here. You have a strategy, you have a philosophy, you have some consistency. There's not a lot of knee-jerk reactions. That's why they got a really good roster and they're really well coached and they know what they're looking for. They know what they're asked to do.
Having a competent market maker is key in the short term. However, for a contract to endure you also need a mix of steel mills, end users, speculators and crucially, you need banks and other counter parties.
Due to the prevailing security situation and as no system is set in place for handling dead bodies, the LRCS conduct these activities as an auxiliary to the authorities, their role is limited to the collection and transfer of dead bodies to the competent authorities.
The way that we know that people are competent to vote is if they show up to vote and they want to make a choice.
He goes from appointing boring, competent people to people who are more suited to be talk show hosts than central bankers, they say things that don't make any sense.
Translations for competent
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- مختصArabic
- способен, компетентен, вещ, меродавенBulgarian
- kompetentGerman
- kompetentaEsperanto
- competentes, competenteSpanish
- toimivaltainen, taitava, etevä, osaava, päteväFinnish
- comasachScottish Gaelic
- competenteGalician
- kompetenIndonesian
- מוסמךHebrew
- kaha, toa, matatauMāori
- cekapMalay
- capabel, competent, bekwaam, bevoegdDutch
- kompetentNorwegian
- компетентныйRussian
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