Competent
Jake
Jake adjective - Being to one's liking.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Not-So-Harmless Villain: Whenever Peter Pan shows up Hook and his crew are far more formidable and competent and usually 2 steps ahead of Jake and his friends, not quite as dangerous as in the movie but still very much competent.
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Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist: Sheriff Rowlings is pretty affable and lawful, his antagonism towards Frank coming more from being a savvy and fairly competent cop and having to take a case for Jake.
Source: Film / Robot and Frank - Advance Wars: Dual Strike gives us Jake, a Totally Radical CO who says complete nonsense about "serving his opponents bowls of smack down soup", but at the same time is a truly heroic and competent young man who really is hard not to like.
Source: Narm Charm / Video Games
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Jake and Competent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/jake
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