Competent and Inadept

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Competent adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Inadept is an antonym for competent.

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Competent is an antonym for inadept in topics: clumsy, incompetent.

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Inadept and Competent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/inadept

Competent & Inadept. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/inadept>.

Inadept or Competent. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/inadept.

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