Competence

/ˈkɑm.pə.təns/

Synonyms for "competence" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(14 words)

ability competency abilitiesability degreeability to workaccomplishment adequacyapplied skill developmentapply skillaptitudearea of knowledgebe capable ofbeing ablecapabilities

ability ablenessabsolute powerabsolutism abundance address adeptness adequacyadequate supplyadequateness adroitness airmanship appropriateness art artfulness artisanship artistry authoritybare minimumbare sufficiency

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bravura brilliance caliber capability

Adjective(3 words)

advanced proficiencyapplied skill proficiencybasic proficiency

Verb(1 words)

build a skill

Strong matches (63)

Noun(14 words)

capabilitycapacity for workcapacity to do workcell culture knowledgeclassroom task capacityconcept masteryconfidenceconsensus buildingcreative problem solvingdirection followingexercise skillfield competencefitis able to

capableness capacity cleverness command competency conditionconstituted authoritycontrol coordination craft craftsmanship cunning deftnessdelegated authoritydexterity dexterousness dextrousness diplomacydivine rightefficacy

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efficiency enoughexact measureexpertise facility faculty finesse fitness fittedness flair forte genius goods grace grip handiness horsemanshipindirect authorityingeniousness ingenuityinherent authorityjus divinum

Verb(4 words)

capacitate studentscapacitate workerscarry out a plangain a skill

Adjective(3 words)

clear understandinggreat achievementhigh self-efficacy

Related words (104)

just enoughknow howknow-howlawful authoritylegal authoritylegitimacy marksmanship mastership mastery maturity might minimum powerpractical abilitypreparedness prerogative proficiency prowess qualification quickness

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readiness regality resource resourcefulness rightright amountrightful authorityripenessroyal prerogativesatisfaction satisfactorinesssatisfactory amountsavoir-faire savvy saysay soseamanship seasoning skill skillfulness style sufficiency sufficient sufficientness suitability suitableness suitedness susceptibility tact tactfulness talenttechnical brilliancetechnical masterytechnical skilltechnique temperingthe goodsthe saythe say-sothe stufftiming trimvested authorityvicarious authorityvirtuositywhat it takeswit wizardry workmanship

Noun(29 words)

knacklanguage proficiencieslearning managing masteringmental capacitymore swedish kapitalnousperformance capacitypowers preparedness professionalism proficiencyprovisioning abilitypurview qualification readinessreading understandingrepertoire savoir-faire

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self-efficaciousnessskill readinessskilling skills skillyspanish podersufficiency wherewithalwork ability

Verb(3 words)

learn a skillmeet individual needsperform a task

Adjective(3 words)

musical skilloperational competencepractical skill

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

5 entries

ability adequacy quality skill state

More specific

7 entries

expertise mastery proficiency prowess reliability soundness stability

Collocations

6 entries

academic competencecompetence leveldemonstrate competencedisplay competencelanguage competencemathematical competence

Inflections

2 entries

competences competencies

Derivations

3 entries

competency competent competently

Antonyms

1 entries

incompetence

Translations

62 translations across 23 languages.

Bengali

2 entries

আহলিয়াত noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
আহলিয়াত noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Bulgarian

4 entries

вещина noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
компетентност noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
мерода́вност noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
правомощие noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Catalan

2 entries

competència noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
competència noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Dutch

4 entries

bekwaamheid noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
bevoegdheid noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
competentie noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
competentie noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Finnish

4 entries

kompetenssi noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
kompetenssi noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
pätevyys noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
pätevyys noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

French

2 entries

compétence noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
compétence noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Galician

2 entries

competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Georgian

1 entries

კომპეტენტურობა noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)

German

4 entries

Befugnis noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Befähigung noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Kompetenz noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Kompetenz noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Hebrew

3 entries

יכולת noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
סמכות noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
סמכות noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Hindi

2 entries

दक्षता noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
दक्षता noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Hungarian

1 entries

hozzáértés noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Italian

1 entries

competenza noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)

Māori

1 entries

āheinga noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

صنعت noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
هنر noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Persian

2 entries

باعرضه noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
باعرضه noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Polish

1 entries

kompetencja noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)

Portuguese

2 entries

competência noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
competência noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Russian

4 entries

компете́нтность noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
компете́нтность noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
компете́нция noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
правомо́чие noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Spanish

2 entries

competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Swedish

1 entries

duglighet noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Turkish

4 entries

yetki noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
yetki noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
yetkinlik noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
yetkinlik noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Ukrainian

4 entries

компете́нтність noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
компете́нтність noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
компете́нція noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
компете́нція noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ted doesn't have the competence to teach English.

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Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.

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Develop your linguistic competence as much as possible.

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Competence and performance are two different things.

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