COMPETENCIES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

competencies

noun

plural of competency

as in abilities

the physical or mental power to do something she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company

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Recent Examples of competencies Gemma and Richard are composites drawn from our several decades of advising organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller nonprofits on designing interview processes that assess leadership and interpersonal competencies. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 Experts advocate for a radical redesign, urging boards to prioritize genuine governance competencies and continuous impact measurement, moving away from outdated models that hinder vital community services. — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Do the activities encourage time spent interacting with others online, which can help young people develop important skills and competencies? — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 The two companies also have separate core competencies, with Stripe focused on merchants and PayPal embracing 430 million consumer accounts. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

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Breen also emphasized that Heath, the film’s protagonist, is different from his other heroes, who tend to have superhuman abilities.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The answer is, mostly, none of them, irrespective of their acting abilities.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

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That kind of collective learning is especially important in the era of AI as distinctly human skills like attention span, curiosity, judgment, empathy and collaboration become more valuable, Kavanagh and Danielson argued.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
That means redesigning processes and workflows alongside the technology, investing in new skills and creating a culture where employees understand how AI can augment their work rather than simply automate it.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of skills

Noun

Other explanations understand the many heads and arms as expressions of the gods and their capacities displayed through the visual language of iconography.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Both Slavin and Korte received approval to participate in their personal capacities in the CBS News interview, which was filmed at Stars and Stripes’ newsroom June 26 and aired July 5.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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