Competently
Competently adverb - In a skillful or expert manner.
Reasonably and competently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reasonably" instead an adverb "Competently".
Reasonably
Reasonably adverb - With good reason or courtesy.
Competently and reasonably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competently" instead an adverb "Reasonably".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- adequately and competently
- adequately and reasonably
- properly and competently
- properly and reasonably
- suitably and competently
- suitably and reasonably
- well and competently
- well and reasonably
- appropriately and competently
- appropriately and reasonably
- sufficiently and competently
- sufficiently and reasonably
- efficiently and competently
- efficiently and reasonably
Both words in one sentence
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A fairly realistic example; her apparent badassery is built up by showing her to fight competently in training situations (and indeed learn reasonably fast), and more than one attempted rapist has failed to realise that she's armed and willing to kill.
Source: Literature / Tales of the Otori
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