QUALIFIERS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

qualifiers

noun

plural of qualifier

as in competitors

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Recent Examples of qualifiers For the first time in quite a while, the western and eastern Europe qualifiers have been merged into one super qualifier, featuring top teams from both regions. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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Noun

Dell Technologies , Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Super Micro's server competitors Dell and HPE were also higher on the news of the company's guidance update.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
If the system relies on 300-plus schools to follow suggestions their competitors do not, it’s broken.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

All entries received will be judged 50% on operating as a small business or non-profit within the Philadelphia DMA, 40% on answering the questions provided, and 10% on compliance with these rules.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Beyond the podcast ad Bartlett, who dropped out of college to pursue entrepreneurship, launched The Diary of a CEO in 2017 by turning his own diary entries into podcast episodes.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of entries

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Across its 35-season tenure, Dancing With the Stars has only had one All-Star season full of returning contestants.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
This year, correspondent Luke Burbank attended the 65th annual competition, in which contestants were of a particularly slimy variety.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of contestants

Noun

Processing around a million or more disputes a year creates a burden on administrative tasks such as case management, assuring consistency in documentation, assuring applicants meet eligibility criteria and developing reimbursement plans.

— Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Those who consistently fall short are replaced by some of the dozens of applicants clutching résumés who queue up at the factory gate each morning.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of applicants

Noun

Social feeds and Reddit threads are where most grocery dupe discoveries happen, with shoppers posting side by side comparisons and taste tests of store brands against national favorites.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
The Patriots took care of business last week against the New York Jets as heavy favorites.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of favorites

Noun

And the way the French election works is that there’s a first round for the Presidential contenders and then the two front-runners go forward.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Among the contenders was the 38-year-old New Zealander then best known for the miniseries Reilly, Ace of Spies and Omen III — and still seven years away from Jurassic Park.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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