Competent
Competent adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: the arbiter has all the necessary information to make a competent decision on the matter
Equitable and competent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equitable" instead an adjective "Competent".
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Equitable and Competent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/equitable
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