Competent and Poor

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Competent

Competent adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: any competent mechanic should be able to fix that
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Poor is an antonym for competent.
Nearby Words: competence, compete, competently, competency, competing

Poor

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
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Competent is an antonym for poor.
Nearby Words: poorly, poorness
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  • Literature / South of the Border, West of the Sun Love Makes You Dumb: Hajime is a really competent guy, but he makes some really poor decisions.
    Source: Literature / South of the Border, West of the Sun
  • His wife, their union an arranged marriage when he was younger, was Sophia, a German princess from a poor family, and she was a tad more competent and deposed him.
    Source: The Wrongful Heir to the Throne
  • Luckily for Joanna Frogett who played Kate, her very next role after Robin Hood was on the hit period drama Downton Abbey where she played Anna the maid, a far more beloved (and competent) character, which proved it wasn't the actress' fault for Kate's low popularity but poor writing.
    Source: The Scrappy / Live-Action TV
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