Competent
Up to
Up to adjective - Busy or occupied with.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- And yet, if you walked up to him, you'd quickly realize he's still a bumbling, lazy, not-particularly competent janitor.
Source: Badass on Paper -
Klink—Klink is at least trying to be competent, whereas Schultz often is deliberately oblivious to what Hogan's crew is up to.
Source: Bumbling Sidekick -
Milky Holmes, Genius 4, and the four thieves are all played up to be massively competent in some way or another.
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Up to and Competent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competent/up_to
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