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competency

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Synonyms & Antonyms of competency

the physical or mental power to do something

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

Synonyms for competency

ability,
capability,
capableness,
capacity,
competence,
faculty

Words Related to competency

aptitude,
aptness,
endowment,
equipment,
facility,
gift,
knack,
talent

address,
adroitness,
deftness,
dexterity,
hand,
prowess,
skill

gray matter,
instinct,
intelligence,
ken,
reason,
understanding

might,
potency,
puissance,
staying power,
stuff

adequacy,
effectiveness,
effectualness,
fitness,
form,
influence,
resourcefulness,
usefulness

means,
resources,
wherewithal

Near Antonyms for competency

helplessness,
impotence,
paralysis,
powerlessness,
weakness

defectiveness,
deficiency,
inadequacy,
inadequateness,
ineffectiveness,
ineffectuality,
ineffectualness,
inefficaciousness,
inefficacy,
uselessness

debilitation,
disablement,
impairment,
incapacitation

Antonyms for competency

disability,
inability,
incapability,
incapableness,
incapacity,
incompetence,
incompetency,
ineptitude,
ineptness

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