Incompetence
Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Usage example: the astounding incompetence of the new assistant
Strength is an antonym for incompetence.
Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently
Strength
Strength noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.
Usage example: the murdered man's wife didn't have the emotional strength to face reporters
Incompetence is an antonym for strength.
How words are described
| pure | pure incompetence | pure strength |
| natural | natural incompetence | natural strength |
| total | total incompetence | total strength |
| considerable | considerable incompetence | considerable strength |
| Other adjectives: relative, sheer, actual, massive, extreme, personal, incredible, mental, military, amazing, insane, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Gifted with heightened strength and toughness, he was nevertheless a pretty ineffective crimefighter due to basic incompetence.
Source: Super Loser -
Although Soviet forces in the Donbass and Don bend lack the strength to counterattack they are ordered to do so anyway, Barbarossa-style—marking the last time the Red Army tolerates this kind of incompetence.
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Anyone using such a build will likely be frustrated at the Cutscene Incompetence when the players can literally fight four times as many foes at once and *still* walk out of every fight at full strength.
Source: Stupid Sacrifice
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Strength and Incompetence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/strength
Incompetence & Strength. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/strength>.
Strength or Incompetence. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/strength.
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