ULTRACOMPETENT Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ultracompetent

adjective

Definition of ultracompetent

as in capable

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Adjective

And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The powerful winds are capable of causing catastrophic damage to structures while downing trees and power lines, and producing prolonged power outages.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of capable

Adjective

Pitching in the rotation spot vacated when Randy Vásquez went on the IL with a right ankle bruise, Márquez overcame a 31-pitch first inning and was able to walk off the mound four innings later pumping his fist after throwing just 51 more.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
But the con artist on the run, chasing freedom, never quite able to let go of the life she was born into, contains so much of the woman who raised me.

— Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of able

Adjective

The plebeians have plenty to be furious about, but their representatives, skilled at turning a crowd into a mob, seem hellbent on shoring up their own influence.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
It is stored in plain text in RAM and can theoretically be accessed by administrators, cloud operators, hypervisors, or highly skilled attackers through malware, insider threats, or side-channel attacks.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

The actor is certainly qualified to share guidance, as he's been married to Rita Wilson for nearly four decades.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Duffy said the move was intended to hold states accountable for ensuring only qualified and properly vetted drivers were allowed behind the wheel of commercial trucks.

— Elaine Mallon , James Cirrone , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

This highly competent, obsessive duo tumbles into a self-destructive cat-and-mouse dynamic — but who’s the cat and who’s the mouse?

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
The burden of this rule will fall heaviest on first-generation and nontraditional students — the exact demographic necessary to build a culturally competent health care workforce.

— David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026

Definition of competent

Adjective

At precisely the moment admissions have become more subjective, professors across the country are increasingly expressing concern that many students are arriving at college less prepared for college-level work than previous generations.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
But other council members were not prepared to put it on the ballot.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of prepared

Adjective

There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
One of the few calls of the night was from Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, ready to get his hands on the skillful point guard.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Definition of skillful

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