Antonyms for incompetent

Antonyms for (adj) incompetent

Main entry: incompetent

Definition: not qualified or suited for a purpose

Usage: an incompetent secret service; the filming was hopeless incompetent

Antonyms: competent

Definition: properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient


Antonyms: effective, effectual, efficacious

Definition: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect


Antonyms: efficient

Definition: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense


Main entry: unqualified, incompetent

Definition: legally not qualified or sufficient

Usage: a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband; incompetent witnesses

Antonyms: competent

Definition: legally qualified or sufficient


Main entry: incompetent, unskilled

Definition: not doing a good job

Usage: incompetent at chess

Antonyms: good, goodness

Definition: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful


Antonyms: good

Definition: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified


Main entry: incapable, incompetent, unequal to

Definition: not meeting requirements

Usage: unequal to the demands put upon him

Antonyms: equal, adequate

Definition: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task


Antonyms: equal

Definition: having the same quantity, value, or measure as another


Main entry: bungling, clumsy, incompetent, fumbling

Definition: showing lack of skill or aptitude

Usage: a bungling workman; did a clumsy job; his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf

Antonyms: skilled

Definition: having or showing or requiring special skill


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