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Noun
▲
The ability to do something successfully or efficiently
ability
capability
capacity
competency
expertise
proficiency
skill
talent
accomplishment
adeptness
adroitness
aptitude
expertness
knowledge
bent
capableness
facilities
faculties
faculty
know-how
mastery
prowess
resources
savvy
skilfulness
artistry
virtuosity
experience
knack
makings
might
moxie
nous
qualification
qualifiedness
savoir-faire
cutting it
hacking it
the goods
cutting the mustard
making the grade
the right stuff
what it takes
more ❯
“Although it took time for their concerns to be heard, they consistently voiced their concerns about the surgeon's competence and skill level.”
Noun
▲
Effective performance of the normal function
adequacy
appropriateness
fitness
suitability
effectiveness
efficacy
merit
productiveness
value
worth
capability
competency
aptitude
ability
appropriacy
readiness
eligibility
proficiency
worthiness
qualification
preparedness
adeptness
qualifications
skill
skilfulness
sufficiency
acceptability
satisfactoriness
fairness
ampleness
more ❯
“Second, immune system competence is improved by removal of the large tumor mass.”
Noun
▲
The legal authority of a court or other body to deal with a particular matter
authority
power
ambit
control
jurisdiction
remit
scope
extent
range
reach
sweep
breadth
compass
width
span
realm
sphere
purview
confines
field
bounds
orbit
area
stretch
horizon
dimensions
amplitude
spread
limit
radius
measure
domain
length
province
volume
distance
amount
measurement
height
mass
circle
arena
bulk
quantity
greatness
department
largeness
vastness
line
sector
latitude
bailiwick
thickness
parameters
bigness
weight
expansion
measurements
turf
diapason
hugeness
variety
zone
order
panorama
scene
level
section
business
specialtyUS
dominion
ken
specialityUK
precinct
walk
frequency
diameter
division
interval
type
acreage
discipline
element
intensity
game
plain
influence
caliberUS
calibreUK
world
grade
matter
capaciousness
density
waste
class
play
assessment
command
subject
pitch
neighborhoodUS
enormity
vicinity
circumference
severity
extensity
gaugeUK
gageUS
bore
neighbourhoodUK
barony
sheet
tract
rule
front
category
spaciousness
content
standard
terrain
group
demesne
body
classification
part
tonnage
admeasurement
grouping
area of interest
analysis
valuation
calibration
judgmentUS
survey
determination
time
mark
altitude
swing
earshot
leeway
categorization
sway
series
ability
grasp
perspective
run of
bound
metage
family
rate
prospect
gradation
immenseness
border
elbowroom
tier
function
value
assortment
mastery
circuit
substantiality
forum
array
room
collection
lot
square footage
station
concern
ratio
area of activity
judgementUK
footage
field of vision
pale
limitation
frame
district
fief
firmament
fiefdom
belt
stage
kingdom
band
sizableness
environs
theatreUK
universe
strength
spacing
way
stature
highness
voluminosity
substance
remove
lead
area of study
mileage
theaterUS
remoteness
state
area of knowledge
bit
neck of the woods
walk of life
umbrella
hearing
tune
girth
spoke
area of influence
semidiameter
importance
inclusion
significance
all-inclusiveness
footprint
capability
capabilities
facility
broadness
dimensionality
inclusiveness
avoirdupois
theme
evaluation
mensuration
computation
quantification
estimation
appraisal
expansiveness
compendiousness
horizons
diversity
heterogeneity
selection
genre
career
pilgrimage
topic
catholicity
coloursUK
colorsUS
quality
span of control
set
swathe
occupation
extremities
round
question
catalogueUK
perception
comprehension
area of concern
exemplar
criterion
example
sample
test
check
guideline
instrument
model
indication
touchstone
meterUS
basis
yardstick
estimate
device
recognizanceUS
barometer
tester
guide
benchmark
pattern
indicator
norm
enclosure
sea
blanket
carpet
spatial extent
thoroughness
cast
instructions
brief
gap
sphere of operations
separation
purlieus
circumscription
restriction
list
battlefield
battleground
skysill
portion
catalogUS
sequence
setting
context
interspace
shade
responsibility
orders
quota
allowance
void
league
genus
cohort
species
grading
rubric
kind
ranks
wilderness
range of experience
cubage
good ways
country mile
far piece
share
ration
lists
background
backdrop
site
affairs
massiveness
batch
authorizationUS
guidelines
large space
uninterrupted space
vanishing point
sufficiency
complement
accommodation
retention
quantum
occurrence
prevalence
metrology
eclecticism
sum
allocation
allotment
sort
area of conflict
field of conflict
sphere of action
sphere of activity
quarter
land
authorisationUK
duration
bang
amplification
admensuration
shot
holding power
holding ability
cubic measure
vastitude
enormousness
giantism
prodigiousness
gigantism
view
exposure
edge
longitude
fix
vista
locality
parts
patch
country
place
standing room
real estate
perimeter
infinity
stupendousness
boundlessness
monstrousness
bulkiness
immeasurableness
tremendousness
periphery
area of responsibility
neck
locale
corridor
fringe
recognisanceUK
metreUK
rim
year
stride
distance lengthwise
endlessness
loftiness
ranginess
lastingness
strip
unit
continuance
linearity
extent lengthwise
longness
season
tallness
linear measure
timespan
chunk
administration
verge
commonness
treatment
reportage
skirt
end
say
borderline
scenery
borough
block
inner city
clearing
constituency
suburb
county
ward
ghetto
neck of woods
stomping ground
jungle
shire
brim
sovereignty
edging
tendency
number
drift
trend
percentage
skirting
lookout
landscape
rank
hem
extremity
sight-line
peripheral vision
line of vision
field of view
peripheral field
line of sight
visual field
government
governance
leadership
regime
hegemony
regimen
sheer size
stratum
status
aspect
seascape
prerogative
mana
ascendancy
termination
incidence
wide view
bird's-eye view
diorama
aerial view
picture
scenic view
spectacle
ceiling
empire
commission
right
supervision
domination
reign
discretion
slot
judicature
might
arbitration
magistracy
inquisition
cap
restrictions
limitations
term
stomping grounds
extent of power
oyer and terminer
purlieu
outer limits
more ❯
“Unsurprisingly, provinces can't legislate on matters of federal competence and nor can Parliament legislate on matters of provincial competence.”
Noun
▲
An intuitive skill or ability
feel
aptitude
knack
flair
instinct
talent
clout
gift
intuition
capacity
disposition
faculty
bent
expertise
propensity
art
capability
inclination
intelligence
prowess
skill
ability
aptness
feeling
proficiency
finesse
genius
ingenuity
intuitiveness
mind
predisposition
brain
know-how
mastership
temperament
dexterity
innate knowledge
penchant
perception
perceptivity
predilection
proclivity
savvy
trick
expertness
facility
forte
head
sixth sense
livelihood
more ❯
Noun
▲
Knowledge gathered throughout one's life
experience
knowledge
skill
wisdom
expertise
exposure
familiarity
involvement
proficiency
skills
capability
insight
intimacy
know-how
mastery
practical knowledge
practice
savvy
training
understanding
acumen
command
impression
judgementUK
judgmentUS
maturity
perspicacity
professionalism
qualification
qualifications
savoir-faire
talent
worldliness
acquaintance
action
authority
comprehension
contact
conversance
education
finesse
grounding
learning
smarts
ability
awareness
capacity
common sense
development
dexterity
discretion
distinction
doing
efficiency
empiricism
enlightenment
evidence
expertness
faculty
fitness
foresight
grasp
gumption
hindsight
inclination
intelligence
intuitiveness
knack
life skills
perception
power
profundity
proof
prowess
prudence
rationality
reason
refinement
resourcefulness
right stuff
appreciation
cognizance
acquaintanceship
idea
realizationUS
recognition
apprehension
sensibility
sentience
consciousness
schooling
heed
mindfulness
grip
discernment
observance
erudition
conception
cognition
astuteness
sapience
familiarity with
learnedness
knowingness
realisationUK
sample
fluency
control
edification
mastership
taste
trial
test
try
adeptness
virtuosity
cultivation
deftness
concept
adroitness
aplomb
expertism
skilfulness
accomplishment
clue
contact with
exposure to
ability in
savoir faire
fluency in
regard
involvement with
participation in
indication
belief
suggestion
feeling
anticipation
suspicion
attention
attentiveness
concern
responsiveness
ear
hint
notice
note
thought
shrewdness
cunning
ingeniousness
perceptiveness
savviness
clear thinking
good judgment
knowing inside out
conversance with
intimacy with
acquaintance with
association
conversancy
relationship
exchange
connection
companionship
fellowship
proficiency in
expertise in
cognizance of
understanding of
grasp of
ken
awareness of
experience of
knowledge of
insight into
comprehension of
skill in
social contact
more ❯
Noun
▲
The state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated
suitableness
appropriateness
suitability
aptness
fitness
rightness
appositeness
propriety
felicity
seemliness
felicitousness
fittingness
properness
happiness
eligibility
capability
capacity
qualifiedness
worthiness
what it takes
adaptation
qualifications
readiness
preparedness
pertinence
applicability
harmony
congeniality
convenience
decency
correctness
relevance
bearing
appropriacy
materiality
becomingness
congruity
application
germaneness
usefulness
pertinency
civility
respectability
modesty
etiquette
courtesy
dignity
decorousness
agreement
formality
conventionality
decentness
opportuneness
virtue
concord
honesty
comeliness
ceremoniousness
righteousness
respectableness
expedience
good manners
well-suitedness
good form
equitableness
connection
grace
eloquence
effectiveness
judiciousness
choiceness
concernment
ethicality
morality
accord
congruence
conformity
recommendability
legitimacy
advisability
pleasantness
justice
meetness
conformance
congruency
tune
unison
concert
chorus
chime
more ❯
Noun
▲
The powerful effect of something
force
effectiveness
cogency
authority
weight
efficacy
influence
persuasiveness
power
punch
validity
significance
strength
conclusiveness
forcefulness
soundness
bite
effect
efficaciousness
impressiveness
might
ability
capability
convincingness
credibility
dominance
eloquence
foundation
impact
logic
logicality
persuasion
coherence
determination
gumption
point
reasonableness
emphasis
sapience
suasiveness
validness
worth
adequacy
capableness
sufficiency
merit
utility
importance
good
service
desirability
profit
assistance
gain
avail
help
quality
consequence
aid
upside
goodness
sense
mileage
superiority
strong point
resonance
depth
vibrancy
note
productivity
worthiness
account
meaning
distinction
excellence
allure
meritoriousness
caliberUS
organizationUS
eminence
calibreUK
stature
attractiveness
credit
class
meaningfulness
order
planning
regulation
gift
behoof
valuation
endowment
moment
percentage
talent
estimation
mark
economy
perfection
practicality
organisationUK
magnitude
cost-effectiveness
serviceableness
implication
import
purpose
more ❯
Noun
▲
A product and or service made to address a specific need
solution
service
product
facility
resource
system
utility
programUS
programmeUK
package
offer
deliverable
ware
merchandise
proposal
creation
goods
invention
provision
concoction
output
work
amenity
agency
office
branch
division
desk
bureau
arm
deal
department
Noun
▲
Worthy of one's trust or confidence
responsibility
dependability
liability
reliability
stability
trustworthiness
rationality
maturity
reasonableness
accountability
blame
dependableness
reason
reliableness
sanity
sense
trustability
adultness
conscientiousness
sensibleness
soberness
solidness
sureness
ability
capableness
capacity
common sense
competency
efficiency
faithfulness
firmness
honesty
levelheadedness
loyalty
rap
solidity
steadfastness
trustiness
uprightness
level-headedness
devotion
commitment
dedication
fealty
troth
allegiance
trueness
devotedness
faith
true-heartedness
piety
adhesion
attachment
duty
ardorUS
ardourUK
obedience
homage
patriotism
bond
honourUK
honorUS
unassailability
infallibility
obligation
integrity
working order
consecration
deference
monogamy
lealty
certainty
robustness
stoutness
care
believability
realism
correctness
impregnability
safeness
secureness
strongness
airworthiness
safe future
structural integrity
assured future
trueheartedness
submission
devoutness
inviolability
bonding
more ❯
Noun
▲
Earnings sufficient for living
living wage
income
minimum wage
adequate income
base pay
Noun
▲
Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement
stature
prestige
standing
importance
consequence
distinction
eminence
position
prominence
reputation
status
repute
account
illustriousness
import
influence
pre-eminence
rank
size
weight
acclaim
celebrity
fame
note
renown
ability
cachet
caliberUS
calibreUK
capacity
development
dignity
figure
growth
merit
physique
qualification
quality
state
station
value
virtue
worth
high station
impact
government
forcefulness
potency
effect
hegemony
upper hand
ascendance
cogency
governance
management
direction
ascendency
prepotence
vigourUK
weightiness
whip hand
grip
vigorUS
administration
ascendence
magnitude
reins
sovranty
arm
efficaciousness
persuasiveness
punch
imperium
success
predominancy
concern
efficacity
charge
signification
energy
effectualness
potence
clutch
death grip
effectuality
puissance
interest
conclusiveness
operation
grasp
convincingness
persuasion
supervision
suasiveness
prepollency
bearing
powerfulness
urgency
performance
matter
agency
extent
tyranny
consideration
eloquence
predomination
guidance
right
prerogative
tenure
scope
superintendence
sinew
horsepower
firepower
compass
empire
say-so
validness
emphasis
dynamism
possession
field
instrumentality
strong arm
lordship
area
responsibility
vehicle
means
orbit
authoritativeness
fruitfulness
regime
despotism
purview
instrument
medium
superintendency
regiment
connection
license
priority
authorizationUS
graveness
successfulness
materiality
commission
stewardship
authorisationUK
constructiveness
moxie
ambit
presidency
regency
duty
mechanism
strings
exigency
supreme power
steam
dictatorship
effectivity
law
realm
soundness
range
foundation
articulateness
occupation
ownership
spell
precedence
logic
bite
territory
province
activity
logicality
verve
coherence
reasonableness
retention
jump
suzerainty
rangatiratanga
regulation
radius
ministry
zing
zip
forcibleness
subjection
vitality
licence
regimen
go
pep
hardihood
snap
mightiness
bounds
leg up
turf
bailiwick
oversight
regimentation
hand
raj
brawn
bargaining chip
intendance
running
conduct
precinct
intensity
care
sufficiency
stamina
sturdiness
vim
strong influence
handling
permit
warrant
omnipotence
might and main
absolute rule
implication
severity
polity
bureaucracy
time in power
patronage
political practice
enormity
execution
period of influence
politics
venerability
notedness
venerableness
Augustness
oppression
suppression
prevalence
claim
slickness
smoothness
inducement
bargaining counter
occupancy
subjugation
intimidation
repression
pressure
fascination
monarchy
subordination
mastery power
tenor
drift
denotation
concernment
gist
stress
purport
accent
attention
commitment
kingship
forefront
obligation
thrust
function
ascendant
dynasty
leading place
regnancy
invincibility
application
custody
word
first place
primary position
unanswerability
aristocracy
jump on
hands
helm
first position
guardianship
prowess
distinguishment
orderliness
rationality
lucidity
methodicalness
pwnage
ownage
top spot
head place
clasp
purchase
rulership
coercion
generalship
progress
headship
powers-that-be
executive
predominanc
permission
entitlement
consistency
toughness
robustness
muscularity
valourUK
stoutness
commandeering
collaring
principality
clutches
progression
action
directorship
domain
stranglehold
birthright
valorUS
all-powerfulness
almightiness
undisputed sway
stake
pertinence
good organization
keeping
blue blood
prestidigitation
hard power
diadem
inside track
voice
carrying on
captaincy
premiership
governorship
sweep
fierceness
aggressiveness
vividness
richness
assertiveness
circuit
district
zone
driver's seat
supreme authority
total domination
work
proprietorship
evil embrace
autarchy
autocracy
totalitarianism
high birth
organizationUS
remit
department
drive
head start
confines
discretion
limits
judicature
arbitration
magistracy
inquisition
organ
channel
machinery
agent
lead
breadth
orchestration
initiative
preserve
absolute power
divine right
unlimited power
pith
route
technique
expedient
stomping grounds
liveliness
oomph
conduction
foresight
conveyance
organisationUK
area of activity
career
limit
boundary
pilgrimage
arena
extension
circumference
extent of power
oyer and terminer
vivacity
vigorousness
memorableness
remarkableness
unforgettableness
pilotage
sphere of influence
span of control
support
gamut
markedness
leading
steering
guiding
statecraft
way
get-up-and-go
enthusiasm
starch
animation
brio
vinegar
ginger
kick
esprit
panache
life
gas
zest
bounce
pizzazzUS
beans
gusto
dash
sap
unusualness
obviousness
rarity
cruciality
strikingness
uncommonness
Uncle Sam
the feds
birr
zap
sock
play
exceptionalness
whereabouts
track
orientation
cause
pronounced nature
aim
location
course
gumption
determination
pzazzUK
punchiness
sapience
outstanding nature
sense of direction
overlordship
more ❯
Pronoun
▲
A sufficient or adequate quantity or amount
enough
plenty
heaps
loads
sufficient
adequacy
tonnesUK
tonsUS
ampleness
plenitude
sufficiency
a lot
an adequacy
plenty of
ample supply
an abundance
a sufficiency
an amplitude
full measure
right amount
a large number
a sufficient amount
more than enough
an adequate amount
an ample supply
a passable amount
an acceptable amount
a satisfactory amount
a tolerable amount
the right amount
an adequate amount of
as much as necessary
enough and to spare
a sufficient amount of
an appreciable amount
very much
more ❯
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