Competent

Definition: Competent

Competent

Adjective

1. Properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist".

2. Adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance".

Date "competent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. Strata or rock structure combining sufficient firmness and flexibility to transmit pressure and, by flexure under thrust, to lift a superincumbent load b. Streams able to transport debris of a given size c. Rock formations in which no artificial support is needed to maintain a cave-free borehole d. Rock capable of withstanding an applied load under given conditionswithout falling or collapsing. See also:incompetent. (references)
Slang	Know one's shit. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Competent

Synonyms: sufficient, suitable. (additional references)

Antonym: incompetent (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Power	Adjective: powerful, puissant; potential; capable, able; equal to, up to; cogent, valid; efficient, productive; effective, effectual, efficacious, adequate, competent; multipotent, plenipotent, omnipotent; almighty.
Skill	Experienced, practiced, skilled, hackneyed; up in, well up in; in practice, in proper cue; competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained, initiated, prepared, primed, finished.
Sufficiency	Adjective: sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

You've been declared competent, son, 'know what that means? (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

A competent doctor! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Officer Barbrady, pretend for just a minute that we had a competent law officer in our town. (South Park; writing credit: Rocco Siffredi)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	America's Least Competent Criminals: True Tales of Would-Be Outlaws Who Have Botched, Bungled, and Otherwise Haplessly but Hilariously Fumbled Their (reference) The Design of Innovation: Lessons from and for Competent Genetic Algorithms (Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computation, 7) (reference) Competent Christian Counseling (reference) How to Be Your Own Therapist : A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Competent, Confident Life (reference) Competent to Counsel (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Culturally Competent Care (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	C. nigripalpus, though a primary vector for St. Louis Encephalitis, in vector competency studies it was found to be a competent, but only moderately efficient vector of West Nile Virus. Credit: CDC.		Serving as "mother ship" for seven minesweepers, probably in a Japanese port, circa 1952-54. Ships nested alongside are (from left): USS Gull (AMS-16); USS Firecrest (AMS-10); USS Condor (AMS-5); USS Merganser (AMS-26); USS Osprey (AMS-28); USS Competent (AM-316) and USS Chief (AM-315). Credit: NAVY.
	There is one class which feels competent to appraise social position; these are head waiters. Credit: Library of Congress.		Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Third Officer Jessie Hogan, who has learned to operate efficiently many types of motor transport vehicles, is now competent to teach WAAC trainees to do likewise. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
William Hogarth	All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The Court shall be competent to hear and determine any dispute of an international character which the parties thereto submit to it. (reference)
United Nations	1948	Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Meanwhile, they shall be at the command of any gentleman, inclined, and competent, to take the unprofitable labour off my hands.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Feels competent doing the activity. (references)
		On the other hand, persistent insomnia may reflect major disease, and competent clinical consultation may be desirable. (references)
		Two competent mosquito vectors, Ae. aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are present and, under certain circumstances, each could transmit dengue viruses. (references)
Business		China has a serious shortage of qualified, competent, and properly trained HCS managerial personnel. (references)
		Foreign firms should identify technically competent sales agents that can offer after-sales service. (references)
		In view of the complicated import procedures, it is difficult to effectively sell without a competent agent. (references)
Children	Taiwan	If children are engaged in prostitution of their "own free will," and the parents are incapable of providing safe custody, the courts may order competent authorities to provide counseling for not less than 6 months and not more than 2 years. (references)
Civil Liberties	Cyprus	In 2000, in accordance with the 1951 U.N. Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, the Cyprus legislature passed an asylum law designed to grant temporary residence to asylum applicants until their applications are reviewed by the competent government authority. (references)
Economic History	Romania	In case of conflicts, competent legal assistance is available. (references)
Human Rights	Thailand	Foreign prisoners sometimes are forced to sign confessions without benefit of a competent translator. (references)
	Russia	However, the high cost of competent legal representation meant that lower-income defendants often lacked legal representation. (references)
	Pakistan	Although the higher level judiciary is considered competent and generally honest, there were widespread reports of corruption among lower level magistrates and minor court functionaries. (references)
Minorities	Liberia	The lack of competent security forces and a fully functioning judiciary in these areas prevented many Mandingos from seeking redress. (references)
	Latvia	International observers, including the resident OSCE mission, have credited the Government with establishing a competent and professional Naturalization Board with offices throughout the country to implement the law and generally applying the law fairly. (references)
Political Economy	Thailand	Frequent changes in government generally have not affected the country's overall stability, largely because policies, for the most part, are designed and executed by a competent professional bureaucracy. (references)
Political Rights	Belgium	The district court held that it was not competent to hear the case. (references)
Trade	Sweden	The sanitary certificate must be legalized by a competent authority in the country of production or export. (references)
	Syria	U.S. exporters are advised to obtain competent advice regarding U.S. anti-boycott regulations before proceeding. (references)
Travel	Argentina	Many competent doctors, dentist and specialists are available in Buenos Aires. (references)
	Chile	The labor force is regarded as competent, productive, and relatively well educated. (references)
	Kazakhstan	An experienced and competent interpreter can add invaluable context to your business meetings. (references)
Worker Rights	Guatemala	The small number of competent and motivated labor inspectors and the lack of training and resources devoted to detecting and investigating Labor Code violations compound the weakness of the labor courts. (references)
	Guatemala	The weakness of the judicial system as a whole, the severe shortage of competent judges and staff, a heavy backlog of undecided cases, and failure to enforce effectively court rulings, all contribute to the labor courts' lack of credibility and effectiveness. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science. The modern Theosophist holds, with the Buddhists, that we live an incalculable number of times on this earth, in as many several bodies, because one life is not long enough for our complete spiritual development; that is, a single lifetime does not suffice for us to become as wise and good as we choose to wish to become. To be absolutely wise and good -- that is perfection; and the Theosophist is so keen-sighted as to have observed that everything desirous of improvement eventually attains perfection. Less competent observers are disposed to except cats, which seem neither wiser nor better than they were last year. The greatest and fattest of recent Theosophists was the late Madame Blavatsky, who had no cat.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	In connection with this the establishment of competent magazines and arsenals and the fortification of such places as are peculiarly important and vulnerable naturally present themselves to consideration.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	Where that is competent it is always the most desirable.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Marks, which is in the heart of the Indian country, on the arrival of a competent force to defend it against those savages and their associates.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The suggestion of the Postmaster General that the insurance of the safe transmission of moneys by the mail might be assumed by the Department for a moderate and competent remuneration will deserve the consideration of Congress.
Abraham Lincoln	1861-1865	Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land are still competent to adjust in the best way all our present difficulty.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	We must also aid small businessmen and particularly veterans who are competent to start their own businesses.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	I felt we were pretty competent in the state of Texas to run our own schools.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Competent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Competent" is used about 1,230 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	1,230	6,346

Expressions using "competent": competent to judge ♦ immunologically competent cell ♦ legally competent. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "competent": competent-looking.
	Ending with "competent": all-too-competent, non-competent.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "competent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		kompetent (able, adept, adequate, proficient, qualified), i përshtatshëm (adapt, adequate, adjustable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, canny, comely, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, done, due, elastic, eligible, expedient, fit, fitting, germane, handy, likely, livable, liveable, opportune, Pat, proper, propitious, qualified, rated, relevant, seemly, suitable, suited, tenable, well-becoming, well-suited), i aftë (able, adept, capable, clever, efficient, fit, proficient, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful). (various references)

Arabic		‏كفوء (adequate, capable, efficient, match, qualified), ‏مقتدر, ‏مختص (expert, particular, respective), ‏مؤهل (able, capable, deserving, eligible, fit for, fitted for, qualified for, qualifier, suited for, worthy), ‏قدير (capable, mighty, potent, qualified), ‏واف بالغرض, ‏ذو أهلية. (various references)

Bulgarian		компетентен (able, conversant, qualified, sciential, versed), правоспособен (certificated, registered), достатъчен (adequate, ample, comfortable, enough, good, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient). (various references)

Chinese		能干, 能幹 (capable), 行 (a row, all right, behavior, capable, conduct, OK, okay, profession, professional, temporary, to do, to go, to travel, to walk, will do). (various references)

Czech		schopný (able, adroit, apt, capable, efficient, fit, sailorly, teachable, workable), oprávnìný (authorized, eligible, just, justified, true, warrantable, with justification), kvalifikovaný (professional, qualified, skilled), kompetentní (qualified, skilful, skillful). (various references)

Danish		kvalificeret, kompetent. (various references)

Dutch		deskundig (able, accomplished, adept, experienced, expert), competent (able, accomplished), bevoegd (able, accomplished). (various references)

Esperanto		kompetenta (able). (various references)

Faeroese		serkønur (able, accomplished), málførur (able, accomplished). (various references)

Farsi		لایق (Able, Adequate, Capable, Worthy), ذی صلاحیت , شایسته (Able, Apropos, Apt, Becoming, Fit, Good, Intrinsic, Meet, Meritorious, Proper, Seemly, Suitable, Worthy), دارای سررشته . (various references)

Finnish		pätevä (able, accomplished, capable, qualified, tenable, valid). (various references)

French		compétent (cognizant, consummate). (various references)

German		zuständig (able, accomplished, appropriate, relevant, responsible), sachkundig (expert, informed, well informed), kompetent (able, accomplished, authorized, capable, capably, competently). (various references)

Greek		ικανόσ (able, able bodied, apt, capable, efficient, fit, potent, shifty, skilful, sufficient), επαρκήσ (adequate, ample, sufficient), αρμόδιοσ (able, apposite, meet, pertinent, qualified, suitable). (various references)

Hebrew		מוכשר (able, apt, capable, gifted, qualified, skilled, talented, up and coming), מוסמך (authentic, authorized, certificated, certified, graduate, master, ordained, qualified), קומפט� טי, בר סמכא (authority, authorized, reliable). (various references)

Hungarian		illetékes (assign, privy), kellő (due, to impress sy, to underplay), képesített (licensed, qualified), elegendő (ample, suffice, sufficient, to suffice), alkalmas (able, applicable, appropriate, apt, capable, congenial, convenient, eligible, expedient, feasible, fit, fitting, friendly, handy, of use, opportune, practical, qualified, right, suitable, susceptible, the ground plays well, timely), értelmes (apprehensive, apt, clever, discriminate, intelligent, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, sensible). (various references)

Indonesian		cakap (adept), terkait (connected, hooked, related), becus. (various references)

Italian		competente (able, conversant, experienced, expert, qualified, relevant). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		適� � (eligible, qualified), 主務 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しゅむ, てきかく (accurate, eligible, precise, qualified), てっかく (accurate, eligible, precise, qualified). (various references)

Korean		� 능한. (various references)

Manx		cummeydagh (able, inventive, old Manx sheep dog, powerful, schemer, well-shaped), cooie (applicable, apt, befit, congruent, decent, decorous, hereditary, opportune, suitable, timely). (various references)

Pig Latin		ompetentcay

Portuguese		autorizado (able, accredited, authentic, authorative, authoritative, authorized, commissioned, licensed, licit, official, under). (various references)

Romanian		competent (able, ably, apt, capable, conversant, efficient, fit, proficient, responsible, salted, scholarly, useful), capabil (able, capable, efficient, fit, gifted, smart, useful), calificat (able, educated, experienced, operative, qualified, skilled, trained), priceput (able, capable, clever, experienced, expert, gumptious, industrious, ingenious, knowing, knowingly, old, salted, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful, versed), permis (allowed, licence, license, pass, permissive, permit, permitted), avizat (advised, prudent, wise), abil (adroit, apt, artful, artistic, artistical, astute, clean, clever, crafty, cunning, deep, deft, dexterous, fit, handy, industrious, knowing, natty, qualified, ready, resourceful, sharp, shifty, skilful, skilfully, skilled, skillful, skillfully, sly, smart, subtle, swift-handed, versatile). (various references)

Russian		компетентный (able, qualified). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sposoban (able, capable, fit), nadležan (amenable), kompetentan. (various references)

Spanish		competente (able, capable, efficient, proficient, qualified, relevant, suitable). (various references)

Swedish		kompetent (able, accomplished, cognizant, qualified), duglig (able, capable, efficient, qualified). (various references)

Turkish		yetkili (authoritative, authorized, commissioned, entitled to, ex cathedra, executive, powerful, qualified), yeterli (adequate, ample, decent, effectual, efficacious, efficient, enough, equal, fit, qualified, satisfactory, satisfying, snug, sufficient, suited, that will do, working), yetenekli (able, capable, clever, fit, gifted, handsome, inclined, intelligent, practised, promising, skilful, skilled, skillful, strong, talented), yasal (clean, de jure, juridical, juristic, juristical, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, licit, right, rightful, solemn, sound, statutory, technical, valid), ehil (adept, cognoscente, connoisseur). (various references)

Ukrainian		спроможний (able), компетентний (adequate, qualified, sufficient), належний (appropriate, appurtenant, becoming, correct, due, meet, opportune, owing, respectable, seemly), правомочний. (various references)

Vietnamese		có đủ trình độ, có đủ khả năng (qualyfied), tuỳ ý (faculative, optional). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	capax, conpetit. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "competent": competently. (additional references)
	Words ending with "competent": immunocompetent, incompetent, omnicompetent, ultracompetent. (additional references)
	Words containing "competent": incompetently, incompetents. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Competent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compaetent, compatant, compatent, compenent, compentent, comperent, competant, competit, competnt, compitent, compotent, comptent, conpetent. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "competent" (pronounced kÄ"mputunt)
9	k Ä" m p u t u n t	incompetent.
7	-m p u t u n t	impotent.
6	-p u t u n t	omnipotent.
5	-u t u n t	adjutant, concomitant, exorbitant, hesitant, inhabitant, irritant, militant, penitent.
4	-t u n t	accountant, assistant, blatant, combatant, consistent, constant, consultant, contestant, decongestant, disinfectant, distant, existent, expectant, extant, exultant, important, inadvertent, inconsistent, insistent, instant, intermittent, latent, mutant, noncombatant, nonexistent, patent, persistent, pollutant, potent, protestant, reluctant, repentant, resistant, resultant, surfactant, unimportant, unrepentant.
3	-u n t	abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consonant, constituent, containment, contaminant, contentment, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insolent, insolvent, installment, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, nascent, negligent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, pennant, percipient, permanent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, postponement, postretirement, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unpleasant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-m-n-o-p-t-t"
	-1 letter: contempt.
	-2 letters: compete, potence, potteen.
	-3 letters: cement, cenote, coempt, metope, pecten, poteen, potent, potmen, toneme.
	-4 letters: cento, comet, compt, comte, conte, copen, emote, monte, motet, motte, netop, octet, pence, petto, ponce, tempo, tempt, tenet, topee, totem.
	-5 letters: cent, cepe, cete, come, comp, cone, cope, cote, meet, meno, mete, mope, mote, mott, neem, neep, nett, nome.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-m-n-o-p-t-t"
	+2 letters: competently, contemplate, contretemps, incompetent.
	+3 letters: contemplated, contemplates, contemptible, incompetents, outplacement.
	+4 letters: compartmented, contemplative, incompetently, omnicompetent, outplacements, precommitment, uncompetitive.
	+5 letters: contemplatives, noncompetitive, pancreatectomy, potentiometric, ultracompetent, uncontemplated.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
cell competent	12
competent person	5
competent	5
17 cell competent s	4
authority competent	3
cell competent making	2
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Competent

Definition: Competent

Competent

Adjective

Specialty Definition: Competent

Synonyms: Competent

Synonyms within Context: Competent

Power

Skill

Sufficiency

Crosswords: Competent

Modern Usage: Competent

Screenplays

Commercial Usage: Competent

Books

Periodicals

Photo Album: Competent

Familiar Quotations: Competent

William Hogarth

Historic Usage: Competent

Treaty of Versailles

United Nations

Use in Literature: Competent

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Non-Fiction Usage: Competent

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Competent

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

John Quincy Adams

Abraham Lincoln

Harry S. Truman

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Competent

Expressions: Competent

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Competent

Modern Translation: Competent

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Ancestral Language Translations: Competent

Derivations & Misspellings: Competent

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Rhyming with "Competent"

Anagrams: Competent

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