adj. 25B6; adjective
a competent carpenter : CAPABLE, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, complete, skilful, skilled, gifted, talented, expert; good, excellent; informal great, mean, wicked, nifty, ace.
she spoke competent French : ADEQUATE, acceptable, satisfactory, reasonable, fair, decent, not bad, all right, average, tolerable, passable, moderate, middling; informal OK, okay, so-so.
the court was not competent to hear the case : FIT, suitable, suited, appropriate; qualified, empowered, authorized.
inadequate, unfit.