English word

Competent

Definitions

adjective

  1. proper or rightly pertinent
  2. having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : fit
  3. legally qualified or adequate
  4. having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way: such as
  5. having the capacity to initiate an immune response following exposure to an antigen
  6. capable of taking up exogenous DNA (as from a plasmid) during genetic transformationof a bacterial cell

Synonyms for competent

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • qualified
  • suitable
  • capable