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competency - 6 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | competency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, expertise, faculty, proficiency, skill, ableness |
| Main Entry: | competence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability |
| Synonyms: | adequacy, appropriateness, capability, capacity, expertise, fitness, know-how, might, moxie, proficiency, qualification, savvy, skill, suitability, competency, cutting it, cutting the mustard, hacking it, making the grade, makings, qualifiedness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Notes: | competence is a measure of the ability to perform a task; efficiency is a measure of the success achieved in the performance of a task |
| Antonyms: | inability, inadequacy, incompetence, incapability, inefficience, ineptness |
| Main Entry: | efficiency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adeptness, effectiveness |
| Synonyms: | ability, abundance, adaptability, address, adequacy, capability, competence, completeness, economy, efficacy, energy, expertise, facility, faculty, know-how, performance, potency, power, productivity, proficiency, prowess, quantity, readiness, response, skill, suitability, talent, capableness, competency, effectualness, powerfulness, productiveness, resourcefulness, skillfulness, suitableness, thoroughness |
| Antonyms: | helplessness, impotence, inability, incompetence, inefficiency, weakness, ineffectiveness |
| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to act, perform |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, comprehension, dexterity, endowment, facility, faculty, intelligence, might, qualification, skill, strength, talent, understanding, competency, potentiality, resourcefulness |
| Antonyms: | impotence, inability, limitation, paralysis |
| Main Entry: | power |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, competence |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, bent, capability, capacity, effectiveness, efficacy, endowment, faculty, function, gift, influence, potential, qualification, skill, talent, turn, virtue, competency, dynamism, potentiality |
| Antonyms: | inability, incapacity, incompetence, weakness |
| Main Entry: | responsibility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maturity, trustworthiness |
| Synonyms: | ability, capacity, conscientiousness, efficiency, faithfulness, firmness, honesty, loyalty, reliability, stability, uprightness, capableness, competency, dependability, dependableness, levelheadedness, rationality, sensibleness, soberness, steadfastness, trustiness |
| Antonyms: | distrust, immaturity, irresponsibility |
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