Question

Competent is another word for ‘capable’.
A) Yes
B) No

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question we are required to understand the meaning of both the words given in the question in order to understand if the given words are synonymous to each other. Synonyms are words that have the same meaning to each other.

Complete answer:
Yes, competent is another word for capable. Competent means to have the necessary or required skills/knowledge/qualities to take up some work. It refers to a person who is very efficient.

Capable also means to have the ability and necessary or required skills/knowledge/qualities to take up some work. Therefore, the given sentence is true.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Adjectives are the words that tell us about the quantity or quality of any noun or noun phrase. Thus, competent and capable are adjectives as they tell about the quality of being skilled.