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omnicompetent

adjective

Definition of omnicompetentnext
as in competent

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Recent Examples of omnicompetent Facebook memes to poison the debate among America’s political class, half of whom went on to portray him as an omnicompetent master of world events. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 26 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnicompetent
  1. competent
  2. capable
  3. efficient
  4. able
  5. authoritarian
  6. tyrannical
  7. autocratic
  8. godlike
Adjective
  • This is why disconnected freelance production can disappoint even when every individual piece is perfectly competent.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lynch was arraigned on murder charges in December, but he was initially found not competent to stand trial and was committed to a New York State Office of Mental Health hospital.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of competent
Adjective
  • That meant there was no single office, agency or organization capable of addressing residents’ concerns, but a patchwork of agencies where responsibility is fragmented.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • According to Tianmushan Laboratory, future versions will require a variable-cycle propulsion system capable of supporting both supersonic and subsonic flight efficiently.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of capable
Adjective
  • Personalize your warm-up to be efficient and effective Not every warm-up needs equal time in every phase.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the site, the team is developing more efficient ways to recover scarce radioisotopes that would otherwise be discarded as waste.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of efficient
Adjective
  • Luckily, there have been technological advances in the form of absorbable mesh that can assist where the skin might not be able to.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Sep. 2026
  • With only days left before her passport expired, a friend loaned her the $3,500 to pay the higher-end broker, who was able to renew her passport.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of able
Adjective
  • The third step of his plan, for instance, calls for coordination between democratic governments and authoritarian governments.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Can liberal reformers unwind authoritarian state capture without, themselves, engaging in at least a little bit of illiberalism?
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of authoritarian
Adjective
  • Her little acts of rebellion towards her tyrannical teachers attract the admiration of three other misfits and the four girls form an inseparable group.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • With Carrie’s mom no longer the same abusive, tyrannical figure of King’s book, Sloyan focused on the undying love of a mother for a daughter.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tyrannical
Adjective
  • Bukele, the autocratic leader of El Salvador, anticipated the revolution.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But almost no government—northern or southern, democratic or autocratic—wants to see so many people go hungry.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of autocratic
Adjective
  • On the other hand, however, take a step back and the world-building is jaw-dropping; on a big screen, Rogue Trooper is almost overwhelming, and Barnard becomes an almost godlike presence by the end with his piercing white eyes (don’t worry, it’s explained).
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • Since then, Tesla’s stock price has risen more than three-hundredfold, an ascent that explains Musk’s godlike status among investors who bought in early.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of godlike

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“Omnicompetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnicompetent. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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