Incompetence
Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Knowledge is an antonym for incompetence.
Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently
Knowledge
How words are described
| considerable | considerable incompetence | considerable knowledge |
| actual | actual incompetence | actual knowledge |
| personal | personal incompetence | personal knowledge |
| incredible | incredible incompetence | incredible knowledge |
| Other adjectives: general, apparent, military, scientific, previous, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Invader Zim maintains a Masquerade of being a "perfectly normal human worm-baby" despite his incompetence, and total lack of knowledge about human norms and customs.
Source: Masquerade -
Kagame reveals that the reason for this was so the public wouldn't have knowledge of corporate incompetence leading to the financial crisis of the 2010s and government bailouts.
Source: Series / Continuum
Cite this Source
Knowledge and Incompetence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/knowledge
Incompetence & Knowledge. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/knowledge>.
Knowledge or Incompetence. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/knowledge.
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