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
  • Their defense is playing well, and their offense looks competent.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There’s people that are trying to do it and there’s people are very competent at it, but someone’s going to be right, someone’s going to be wrong, and there’s going to be big swings one way or another.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of competent
Adjective
  • So, just a few LRASM-capable B-52s could provide a lot of potential firepower for the Navy to call upon if needed.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Rahimi plays him as a mostly sincere but deeply conflicted man, and most importantly a desperate one, capable of some rather unexpected deceptions.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of capable
Adjective
  • Authorities in both countries were investigating the cyber incidents, which exposed vulnerabilities in some older refrigeration management systems and in the countries' highly efficient food supply chains.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its security relies on the belief that there’s no efficient algorithm capable of reversing the mathematical operations at its core.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of efficient
Adjective
  • Billy, now inhabiting the body of and living as William, was then able to use his powers to help Tommy’s soul find a new body to inhabit.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The show’s creative team was able to concentrate on making the series itself rather than second-guessing every decision to appeal to the international market.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of able
Adjective
  • El Sistema was founded decades before Hugo Chavez came to power in a populist revolution that quickly turned authoritarian.
    — Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments express overwhelming disapproval and outrage over the idea of live-streaming a public execution, likening it to barbaric practices of authoritarian regimes and terrorist groups.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of authoritarian
Adjective
  • Putting your face on the passport, like forcing your name onto another President’s memorial, is a symptom of tyrannical egotism, exactly opposite to the republican premise.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Domingo played the tyrannical show-biz patriarch Joe Jackson in the movie.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tyrannical
Adjective
  • Political transitions are the midnight hour for all autocratic regimes.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lampooning authority is even common in autocratic societies where governments spend large sums of money suppressing speech.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2026.

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