Head
Head noun - The upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth.
Incompetence
Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Head is an antonym for incompetence.
Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The FBI's incompetence came to a head in the two part episode "Anslo Garrick", where the FBI didn't realize (until Red pointed it out) that the intelligence they were fed was just a ruse to get Red into a situation where Garrick could capture him.
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Clearly someone in the chain of command think's she's the best; despite her age and un-retirted status she's offered the head of the department again once it's realized that in addition to incompetence, her current boss is likely an embezzler.
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Incompetence and Head. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/incompetence
Head & Incompetence. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/incompetence>.
Incompetence or Head. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/incompetence.
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