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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more competent

Or if they’d been hoping to see more competent football from their football team, they instead found themselves watching impressively inept football, with neither team scoring during the first half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Absent a more competent response than we have seen, the outcome could be tragic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

“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

Millions of boys and men have, in fact, come to the conclusion that girls and women are smarter — and perhaps more competent.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 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

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