Good
Good adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: he's good at math
Incompetent
Incompetent adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Good is an antonym for incompetent.
Nearby Words: incompetence, incompetently
Both words in one sentence
- Semi-inverted. The Emperor of Malkuth is a good ruler who is popular with his subjects... and the King of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear has good intentions, but is ultimately incompetent (as is his brother-in-law, the protagonist's father).
Source: Good Republic, Evil Empire -
This is rather unfair to the good Duke, though he does play along with Blackadder's plot to replace the incompetent Prince of Wales with the far more competent himself.
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Miles Gloriosus: Captain White talks a good game about wresting control of the land from the savage Mexicans, but he proves to be incompetent.
Source: Literature / Blood Meridian
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