| competent | | |
| adj. | 1. competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
| ~ capable | (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability.; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" |
| ~ able, capable | have the skills and qualifications to do things well.; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" |
| ~ effective, efficient | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively.; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" |
| ~ workmanlike | worthy of a good workman.; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index" |
| ~ efficient | being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
| ~ qualified | meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task.; "many qualified applicants for the job" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 2. competent | adequate for the purpose.; "a competent performance" |
| ~ adequate, equal | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" |
| adj. | 3. competent | legally qualified or sufficient.; "a competent court"; "competent testimony" |
| efficient | | |
| adj. | 1. efficient | being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ businesslike | exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business. |
| ~ cost-effective, cost-efficient | productive relative to the cost. |
| ~ economical, economic | using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" |
| ~ expeditious | marked by speed and efficiency. |
| ~ high-octane | used of gasoline; having a high octane number. |
| ~ streamlined | made efficient by stripping off nonessentials.; "short streamlined meetings"; "a streamlined hiring process" |
| adj. | 2. effective, efficient | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively.; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
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