The university has turned out competent doctors.
Source: tatoeba (45498)
Competent
//ˈkɒmpətənt//
Synonyms for "competent" (135 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (67)
lawfullawmakingleadinglegallegislativelegitlegitimatelicitmasterlymightyminimalminimummomentousmonocraticofficialokokayplentyplenty good enoughpolished
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potentpowerpowerfulpreeminentpreparedprestigiousproductiveprofessionalproficientprominentproperproportionatepuissantqualifiedquickrankingrightfulrulingsanctionedsatisfactoryscratchseniorstablestatutorystrongsubstantialsufficientsufficient forsufficingsuitablesuitedsuperiorsupremetotalitarianup toup to snuffvalidweightywell-fittedwell-qualifiedwell-suitedwickedwithin the lawworkmanlikeworthy
Adjective(2 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
6 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
has context
2 entriesrelated to
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
similar
13 entriesTranslations
61 translations across 26 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- իրազեկ adj (skilled)
- իրավասու adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
- կարող adj (skilled)
- կոմպետենտ adj (skilled)
Bengali
1 entries- ওয়াকেফ adj (skilled)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вещ adj (skilled)
- компетентен adj (skilled)
- компетентен adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
- мерода́вен adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Catalan
2 entries- competent adj (skilled)
- competent adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 得力 adj (skilled)
- 技艺娴熟的 adj (skilled)
- 有法定权力的 adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
- 有能力的 adj (skilled)
Czech
1 entries- příslušný adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Dutch
4 entries- bekwaam adj (skilled)
- bevoegd adj (skilled)
- bevoegd adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
- capabel adj (skilled)
Esperanto
1 entries- kompetenta adj (skilled)
Finnish
4 entries- etevä adj (skilled)
- käyttökelpoinen adj (adequate for a purpose)
- osaava adj (skilled)
- pätevä adj (skilled)
French
1 entries- compétent adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Galician
1 entries- competente adj (skilled)
German
2 entries- kompetent adj (skilled)
- zuständig adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Hindi
4 entries- कुशल adj (skilled)
- दक्ष adj (skilled)
- निपुण adj (skilled)
- पारंगत adj (skilled)
Hungarian
4 entries- hozzáértő adj (skilled)
- illetékes adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
- jártas adj (skilled)
- kompetens adj (skilled)
Indonesian
1 entries- kompeten adj (skilled)
Macedonian
1 entries- кадарен adj (adequate for a purpose)
Malay
1 entries- cekap adj (skilled)
Māori
3 entries- kaha adj (skilled)
- matatau adj (skilled)
- toa adj (skilled)
Occitan
1 entries- competent adj (skilled)
Persian
1 entries- شایسته adj (skilled)
Polish
2 entries- kompetentny adj (skilled)
- właściwy adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Portuguese
2 entries- competente adj (skilled)
- competente adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Russian
2 entries- компете́нтный adj (skilled)
- компете́нтный adj (law: having jurisdiction or authority)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- comasach adj (skilled)
Spanish
1 entries- competente adj (skilled)
Ukrainian
1 entries- компете́нтний adj (skilled)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The office is full of competent people.
Source: tatoeba (61298)
I had to part with my competent secretary.
Source: tatoeba (262071)
He had two or three rather competent assistants.
Source: tatoeba (284641)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
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