Synonyms for Competent

Synonyms for "competent" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

able absolute acceptable actionable adapted adept adequate adjustedall rightample applicable ascendantau faitauthoritarian authoritative authorized autocraticbarely sufficientbrilliant capable

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checked outcleverclothed with authoritycomfortable commanding

Adjective(8 words)

able abler adept adequate admissibleapplied skill proficiencycapable capacitated

Noun(4 words)

arithmetic proficientbe capable ofbeing ablecapacitated students

Strong matches (54)

commensurate consequential considerable constitutional controlling corresponding decent dominant dueduly constitutedeffective effectual efficacious efficiency efficient eminent empowered enoughequal toex officio

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Adjective(5 words)

conversanteffective leadershipfithigh self-efficacyinterpersonal competence

Verb(1 words)

equipped

Noun(2 words)

is able tol2 reading fluency

Related words (91)

legit legitimate licit masterly mighty minimal minimum momentous monocratic official ok okay plentyplenty good enoughpolished potent power powerful preeminent prepared

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Adjective(20 words)

math-literate performantpractical competencyprofessionalprofessional backgroundprofessional communitiesprofessional dictionprofessional jargonprofessional languageprofessional qualificationprofessional relationshipproficientqualifying score benchmarkskilful skilledskilled workerstrong linguistic abilitysufficient trained workmanlike

Noun(8 words)

mental capacitymore qualifiedprofessional competenceprofessional licensereading competenceset for successstrong fieldingtrained horse

Determiner(1 words)

more language-skilled teachers

Verb(3 words)

qualify a blanket rulesavvied schooled

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

ability quality skill standard

More specific

6 entries

acceptable adept expert passable professional seasoned

Collocations

6 entries

competent judgecompetent problem solvingcompetent professionalcompetent studentcompetent teachercompetent writing

Inflections

2 entries

more competentmost competent

Derivations

3 entries

competence competency competently

Antonyms

1 entries

incompetent

similar

9 entries

able adequate capable effective efficient equal qualified skilled workmanlike

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The university has turned out competent doctors.

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The office is full of competent people.

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I had to part with my competent secretary.

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He had two or three rather competent assistants.

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