Competent
Competent adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Efficacious is a synonym for competent. In some cases you can use "Efficacious" instead an adjective "Competent".
Efficacious
Efficacious adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Usage example: taking a cookie break while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered
Competent is a synonym for efficacious in effective topic. You can use "Competent" instead an adjective "Efficacious", if it concerns topics such as efficient.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- good and competent
- good and efficacious
- adequate and competent
- adequate and efficacious
- effective and competent
- effective and efficacious
- strong and competent
- strong and efficacious
- powerful and competent
- powerful and efficacious
- active and competent
- active and efficacious
- energetic and competent
- energetic and efficacious
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Efficacious and Competent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/efficacious
Competent & Efficacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/efficacious>.
Efficacious or Competent. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/efficacious.
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