Incompetent
Incompetent adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Professed is an antonym for incompetent.
Nearby Words: incompetence, incompetently
Professed
Professed adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: a professed analyst of American presidential politics
Incompetent is an antonym for professed.
Both words in one sentence
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The three pro-SB 1070 people Will interviews (a self-professed immigration expert, a Gun Nut, and a Dumb Blonde beauty pageant runner-up second runner-up), who are so incompetent that Will has to make their arguments for them.
Source: Series / The Newsroom
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