Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

COMPETENCE

Ability

The most appropriate synonym of the word "competence" is ability.

• Competence means "the ability to do something well; skill or proficiency."
• Ability means "the power or capacity to do something."

The other words do not have the same meaning as "competence."

• Imitate means "to copy or mimic something."
• Alleviate means "to make something less severe or painful."
• Entrench means "to establish something firmly or securely."