competent
If you are competent, you have the necessary ability or skills to do something. If you can carry a heavy tray of food and store a table’s worth of orders in your head, you are probably a competent waiter.
The opposite of competent is incompetent — an incompetent travel agent might send you to Bahrain when you requested Britain. But competent on its own can sometimes be a veiled criticism, with the implication that someone competent is just going to through the motions — you’d rather have someone inspired on the job. In legal language, competent describes someone who has the mental capacity to take part in a trial or sign a contract.
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properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
“a
competent typist”-
Synonyms:
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capable
(usually followed by `of’) having capacity or ability
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able, capable
have the skills and qualifications to do things well
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effective, efficient
able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
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workmanlike
worthy of a good workman
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efficient
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
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qualified
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
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skilled
having or showing or requiring special skill
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Antonyms:
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incompetent
not qualified or suited for a purpose
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feckless, inept
generally incompetent and ineffectual
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ineffective, inefficient
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
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unworkmanlike
not characteristic of or suitable for a good workman
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inefficient
not producing desired results; wasteful
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unqualified
not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
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unskilled
not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
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capable
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legally qualified or sufficient
“a
competent court”“competent testimony”-
Antonyms:
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incompetent, unqualified
legally not qualified or sufficient
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incompetent, unqualified
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adequate for the purpose