Definition for Competence:

• State of being competent; fitness; suitableness; ability; sufficiency; means sufficient to furnish the necessaries and conveniences of life, without superfluity; legal capacity; legal right or authority.

Synonyms for Competence:

• n.

  •
  • income,
  • support,
  • provision.
  •
  • faculty.
  •
  • right.
  •ability (noun)
  • appropriateness,
  • making the grade,
  • suitability,
  • know-how,
  • cutting it,
  • makings,
  • moxie,
  • cutting the mustard,
  • expertise.
  •efficacy (noun)
  • efficacy,
  • capableness.
  •experience (noun)
  • wit,
  • sophistication,
  • background,
  • wisdom,
  • practice,
  • savoir-faire.
  •importance (noun)
  • stature.
  •power (noun)
  • grasp,
  • control,
  • authority,
  • command,
  • potency,
  • energy,
  • power,
  • strength,
  • puissance,
  • vigor.
  •skill (noun)
  • artfulness,
  • genius,
  • technique,
  • mastery,
  • adeptness,
  • adroitness,
  • knack,
  • deftness,
  • experience,
  • talent,
  • cunning,
  • dexterity.

Antonyms for Competence:

• n.

  • ability
    ignorance, lack, incapability, inability, incompetence, inadequacy, inappropriateness, ineptness, impotence.
  • attribute
    incompetence.
  • Other antonyms:
    inadequateness, disablement, paralysis, weakness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficaciousness, ineffectualness, defectiveness, impairment, uselessness, deficiency, helplessness, debilitation, disability, inefficacy, ineptness, Incapacitation, incapableness.

Hypernym for Competence:

• n.

  • attribute
    fitness, linguistic competence, proficiency.

Hyponym for Competence:

• n.

  • attribute
    ability.