Competence

/ˈkɑm.pə.təns/

Synonyms for "competence" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(14 words)
abilitycompetencyabilitiesability degreeability to workaccomplishmentadequacyapplied skill developmentapply skillaptitudearea of knowledgebe capable ofbeing ablecapabilities
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
Verb(4 words)
capacitate studentscapacitate workerscarry out a plangain a skill
Adjective(3 words)
clear understandinggreat achievementhigh self-efficacy

Related words (104)

Noun(29 words)
knacklanguage proficiencieslearningmanagingmasteringmental capacitymore swedish kapitalnousperformance capacitypowerspreparednessprofessionalismproficiencyprovisioning abilitypurviewqualificationreadinessreading understandingrepertoiresavoir-faire
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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

More specific

7 entries

Collocations

6 entries
academic competencecompetence leveldemonstrate competencedisplay competencelanguage competencemathematical competence

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Translations

62 translations across 23 languages.

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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.

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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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