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competent
adjective as in able
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
Staton had previously ruled Girardi had some cognitive impairment but was competent to stand trial and even showed signs of malingering, or exaggerating, his dementia symptoms.
But keep in mind that Trump has even less of a mandate than Bush did and he and his henchmen are less competent.
And if Israel, which even its enemies characterize as supremely competent and lethal, intends genocide, it’s really, really, bad at it.
"While our vehicles were highly competent, and critically acclaimed, actually the ability to commercially succeed in that environment was challenging," he says.
If the Harris campaign had been anywhere near as competent as its top operatives believed, they would have focused on this disconnect like Luke Skywalker on the Death Star.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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