ineligible

adjective

Definition of ineligiblenext
as in disqualified
not allowed to do or be something Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study. She was ineligible for the contest.

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Recent Examples of ineligible Lowering the temperature threshold would likely increase the number of days ineligible for electricity shut-offs. — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 25 June 2026 McDaniel was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on Wednesday and was ineligible for bail, records show. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 In an earlier round of bargaining, MLB proposed a radical overhaul of the draft that would include making high schoolers ineligible for the domestic draft. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, election officials are supposed to finish any program for systematically removing ineligible voters 90 days before Election Day in federal races. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
  1. disqualified
  2. unfit
  3. unfitted
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  • The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of disqualified
Adjective
  • If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 June 2026
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
  • The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.
    — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Definition of unfitted

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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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