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more competent

ADJECTIVE

able

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate capable decent efficient proficient qualified skilled

WEAK

adapted all around appropriate au fait being a pistol clever complete crisp dynamite endowed enough equal fireball fit fool good know ins and outs know one's business know one's stuff know the answers know the ropes know the score no slouch on the ball paid one's dues pertinent polished satisfactory savvy sufficient suitable there up to it up to snuff up to speed wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotent incapable incompetent inept insufficient unable unqualified unskilled unsuitable

WEAK

inadequate inefficient

Example Sentences

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“They don’t have a way to know if this preparer is better or more competent than another preparer,” Olson told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified,” he added, suggesting the commissioner was neither.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

As kids become more competent swimmers, drowning does become less likely, Peden says.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2024

"We found that if I perceive you as stressed, I actually see you as more competent."

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

I don’t know how he did it—except that he is a lot more competent than he appears to be.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg