Competent and Wasted

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Competent

Competent adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
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Wasted is an antonym for competent.
Nearby Words: competence, compete, competently, competency, competing

Wasted

Wasted adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was
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Competent is an antonym for wasted.
Nearby Words: waste, wasting, wasteful, wastage, waster
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  • Video Game / S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Drunken Master: Cardan, the mechanic at Skadovsk, is only competent when he's completely wasted - in fact, he can only perform high-level weapon modifications after downing at least two bottles of vodka.
    Source: Video Game / S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
  • Film / Zombieland Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb: Averted all to hell with one exception: the 12-year-old Little Rock is at least as competent as the rest of the cast, but she hasn't heard of Willie Nelson, Bill Murray, or Gandhi.
    Source: Film / Zombieland
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