Endowment and Incompetency

Endowment

Endowment noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

Incompetency is an antonym for endowment.

Nearby Words: endow, endowed, endowing

Incompetency

Incompetency noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Usage example: the incompetency of the secretary was revealed only after she had left the company, and her successor discovered years of filing left undone

Endowment is an antonym for incompetency.
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