Antonyms for competence
ˈkɒm pɪ tənscom·pe·tence

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1. competencenoun

   Antonyms:
   inability, ineptitude, incompetence

   Synonyms:
   nous, knack, savoir-faire, ability, aptitude, competency

2. competencenoun

   The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

   Antonyms:
   inability, ineptitude, incompetence

   Synonyms:
   competency, ability, knack, aptitude, savoir-faire, nous

3. competencenoun

   The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.

   Antonyms:
   inability, incompetence, ineptitude

   Synonyms:
   aptitude, competency, savoir-faire, ability, knack, nous

4. competencenoun

   A sustainable income.

   Antonyms:
   inability, incompetence, ineptitude

   Synonyms:
   aptitude, competency, knack, ability, nous, savoir-faire

5. competencenoun

   In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.

   Synonyms:
   nous, aptitude, knack, competency, ability, savoir-faire

   Antonyms:
   ineptitude, inability, incompetence

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1. competence

   Antonyms:
   incompetence, weakness, inability, insufficiency, want, poverty, impecuniosity, indigence

   Synonyms:
   power, adequacy, sufficiency, wealth, ability

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1. • Ability

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1. competence, competencynoun

   the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

   Antonyms:
   incompetency, incompetence

   Synonyms:
   competency

How to use competence in a sentence?

1. Raphael Warnock:

   This is not a race about Democrat and Republican. It's not a race of right vs. left. Fundamentally, this is a race, right or wrong, and who's right for Georgia and who's clearly wrong for Georgia, this race is about competence, and it's about character. When it comes to that, the choice could not be more clear between me and Herschel Walker.

2. Klaus Froehlich:

   The thinking here is: they too have weaknesses and there may be some win win situations, nonetheless I need to build our own in-house competence in the next 5 to 6 years.

3. Allison Gabriel:

   Women tend to have higher self-presentation costs than men and are likely to feel heightened pressure to demonstrate competence by appearing extra vigilant on camera, additionally, as women took on disproportionate childcare demands compared to men during the pandemic, they are more likely to have kids in the background, which could unfortunately call into question their ability to be committed to their work and their ability to focus. We also tend to hold women to higher standards for physical appearance. Being on camera can exacerbate all of these things.

4. Jane Clark:

   You’re not going to be physically active if the only thing you can do is walk, if you don’t have the competence, you won’t have the confidence.

5. Nina Desai:

   Embryos are extremely dynamic for a moment to moment, hour to hour, they will change, and those changes can reflect a lot about the competence of an embryo to implant on the uterine wall.

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