Synonyms of competencies

competencies

noun

plural of competency

as in abilities

the physical or mental power to do something

she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abilities
• skills
• capacities
• capabilities
• aptitudes
• competences
• talents
• faculties
• reasons
• facilities
• instincts
• equipments
• gifts
• intelligences
• knacks
• resources
• endowments
• understandings
• hands
• dexterities
• addresses
• potencies
• prowesses
• influences
• adequacies
• gray matters
• means
• staying powers
• mights
• puissances
• stuff
• forms
• wherewithals
• kens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incapacities
• disabilities
• inabilities
• incapabilities
• weaknesses
• deficiencies
• impotences
• incompetencies
• inadequacies
• incompetences
• ineptitudes
• impairments
• debilitations
• inefficacies
• ineffectualities
• incapacitations
• disablements
• paralyses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of competencies

That, to me, raises the question of how universities should build the human competencies such as deep thinking, analytical reasoning, judgment, and taste. — Matt Vandenberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The organization never really tested their ability to demonstrate competencies and skills for the new job, just their ability to manage their previous responsibilities. — Christina Greenberg, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Friendships give teens space to develop social skills, learn emotional competencies and explore identity. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Gemma and Richard are composites drawn from our several decades of advising organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller nonprofits on designing interview processes that assess leadership and interpersonal competencies. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026