- competent
- adj1. fit, fitted, qualified, eligible, prepared, well-grounded, trained, ready; capable, efficient, Sl. on the ball, commensurate, equal to, Inf. up to; able, efficacious, effective, effectual; masterful, expert, authoritative; proficient, adept, accomplished, polished, practiced, experienced, Fr. au fait; adroit, deft, dexterous, skilled, skillful; knowledgeable, versed, well-informed, Inf. knowing the ropes, Sl. savvy; conversant, familiar, up.2. satisfactory, Inf. up to snuff; acceptable, adequate all right, Inf.O.K.; unexceptional, unremarkable, so so.3. responsible, accountable; reasonable, sensible, rational; sane, mentally sound, Latin, compos mentis.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.