Cleverness and Incompetency

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Cleverness noun - Mental skill or quickness.

Usage example: it takes real cleverness to find a way around the rules

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Incompetency is an antonym for cleverness.

Nearby Words: clever, cleverly

Incompetency noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Cleverness is an antonym for incompetency.

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Incompetency and Cleverness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleverness/incompetency

Cleverness & Incompetency. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleverness/incompetency>.

Incompetency or Cleverness. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleverness/incompetency.

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