What are the opposite words for incompetence?
The antonyms for the word "incompetence" are competence, efficacy, proficiency, expertise, and capability. Competence refers to the ability to perform a task effectively and correctly. Efficacy implies producing the desired outcome. Proficiency means being highly skilled and knowledgeable in a specific area. Expertise refers to a high level of specialized knowledge or skill in a particular field. Capability means the innate or acquired ability to do something effectively or efficiently. All these antonyms are essential in different contexts, and they depict the opposite of incompetence. Thus, they denote positive attributes that are desirable in individuals, organizations, and systems.
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- skill
- attribute
- effect
- energy
- vigor
- intelligence
- facility
- influence
- feeling
- promise
- qualification
- method
- power
- gift
- bent
- strength
- resource
- knowledge
- importance
- freedom
- persuasion
- aptness
- capability
- culture
- dash
- efficacy
- emphasis
- genius
- get-up-and-go
- greatness
- impression
- independency
- mastery
- maturity
- proficiency
- responsibility
- say-so
- self-government
- staff
- stamina
- technique
- ability
- accomplishment
- arm
- artistry
- authenticity
- beef
- caliber
- capacity
- cogency
- competence
- effectiveness
- effort
- eloquence
- employment
- endurance
- expertise
- faculty
- force
- forte
- fury
- job
- knack
- might
- mind
- potential
- pressure
- resourcefulness
- talent
- power to act, perform
- quickness at learning
- subdivision, annex
- great skill in creative endeavors
- strong physical makeup
- inclination; talent
- potence
- capacity; character
- ability to perform
- efficiency
- volume; limit of volume held
- expertise, skill
- breeding, education, sophistication
- flair, style
- aptitude
- impact, impression
- adeptness, effectiveness
- work, exertion
- importance, prominence
- personal talent, ability
- bearing hardship; staying power
- person's spirit and vigor
- ease; ability
- ability, skill
- a state of mind, often strong
- physical energy, power
- independence, license to do as one wants
- anger, wrath
- gift of high intellect
- talent, aptitude
- large size
- ability, intelligence
- dint
- ability, talent
- know-how
- skill, talent
- person's understanding; information
- command, expertise
- adulthood, full growth
- ability, power
- influencing to do, believe
- energy; flamboyance
- possibility for achievement
- potential for development
- ability, competence
- demand, difficulty
- ability, skillfulness
- hope, possibility
- inclination, weakness
- ability, aptitude
- extent, range; stretch
- supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
- maturity, trustworthiness
- ability, talent to do something
- employees of organization
- strength, vigor
- genuineness, lawfulness
- energy, enthusiasm
- power, energy
- energy, spirit
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- skill
- attribute
- effect
- energy
- vigor
-
intelligence
- mind.
- facility
- influence
- feeling
- promise
- qualification
- method
- power
- gift
- bent
- strength
- resource
- knowledge
- importance
- freedom
- persuasion
- aptness
- capability
- culture
- dash
- efficacy
- emphasis
- genius
-
get-up-and-go
- O's,
- Oes,
- get up and go,
- o.
- greatness
-
impression
- dint.
- independency
- mastery
- maturity
- proficiency
- responsibility
- say-so
- self-government
- staff
- stamina
- technique
-
ability
- competence,
- competency,
- flair,
- handiness,
- skillfulness,
- talent,
- what it takes,
- the goods,
- ex pertness,
- ex pertnesses,
- ex-pertness,
- ex-pertnesses,
- handinesses,
- know how,
- mind for,
- mind fors,
- particular activity adeptness,
- particular activity adeptnesses,
- skillfulnesses,
- the good,
- the right stuff,
- the right stuffs,
- under standing,
- under standings,
- under-standing,
- under-standings,
- what it take,
- what take,
- what takes.
- accomplishment
- arm
- artistry
- authenticity
- beef
- caliber
- capacity
- cogency
- competence
- effectiveness
- effort
- eloquence
-
employment
- job.
- endurance
- expertise
- faculty
-
force
- dynamism,
- horsepower,
- impressiveness,
- persistence,
- pow,
- subjection,
- requirements,
- POWS,
- constrait,
- constraits,
- de termination,
- de terminations,
- de-termination,
- de-terminations,
- dynamisms,
- ex action,
- ex actions,
- ex-action,
- ex-actions,
- full head of steam,
- full head steam,
- horsepowers,
- re-serves,
- strong arm.
- forte
- fury
- job
- knack
- might
- mind
- potential
- pressure
- resourcefulness
- talent
- power to act, perform
- quickness at learning
-
subdivision, annex
- arm.
- great skill in creative endeavors
-
strong physical makeup
- beef.
-
inclination; talent
- bent.
- potence
- capacity; character
- ability to perform
- efficiency
- volume; limit of volume held
- expertise, skill
- breeding, education, sophistication
-
flair, style
- dash.
- aptitude
- impact, impression
- adeptness, effectiveness
- work, exertion
- importance, prominence
- personal talent, ability
- bearing hardship; staying power
- person's spirit and vigor
- ease; ability
- ability, skill
- a state of mind, often strong
- physical energy, power
- independence, license to do as one wants
-
anger, wrath
- fury.
- gift of high intellect
-
talent, aptitude
- gift.
- large size
-
ability, intelligence
- head.
- dint
- ability, talent
- know-how
- skill, talent
- person's understanding; information
- command, expertise
- adulthood, full growth
- ability, power
- influencing to do, believe
- energy; flamboyance
- possibility for achievement
- potential for development
- ability, competence
- demand, difficulty
- ability, skillfulness
- hope, possibility
- inclination, weakness
- ability, aptitude
- extent, range; stretch
- supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
- maturity, trustworthiness
- ability, talent to do something
- employees of organization
- strength, vigor
- genuineness, lawfulness
- energy, enthusiasm
- power, energy
- energy, spirit
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
getting way
- Antonyms:
- approve, begin, go.