UNQUALIFIED Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

unqualified

adjective

ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd

Definition of unqualified

as in unconditional

having no exceptions or restrictions the new play is an unqualified success

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as in unfit

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job if we hire an unqualified candidate, we'll just be wasting our time

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as in unlimited

not limited or specialized in application or purpose an unqualified denial of the charges

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Recent Examples of unqualified The association acknowledged concerns raised by DHS around fraud with commercial driver’s licenses, unqualified drivers and English language proficiency. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Safety advocates say fewer inspections mean fewer chances to take bad trucks and unqualified drivers off the road. — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The automation should end when the customer replies, books, declines, becomes unqualified or needs a decision from a person. — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The government has already shut down numerous driving schools and identified thousands of unqualified drivers. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unqualified

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Adjective

Here, the defining aspect of Benjamin Button’s strange existence is love — lucky, steady, unconditional.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
In 2024, Michigan State launched Rx Kids, the country’s first universal and unconditional prenatal and infant cash program.

— Mona Hanna, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconditional

Adjective

There is exactly no evidence that trans identity makes individuals unfit to serve, and this move is a clear escalation in the administration’s attempts to simply remove trans people from American life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
That’ll be particularly important after Paxton defeated Cornyn in a brutal primary where Senate Republicans and other Cornyn allies spent more than $90 million in his defense and attacked Paxton as unfit for office.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

As an independent expenditure committee, Unidos Con Karen Bass is allowed to raise campaign donations in unlimited amounts.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The Unlimited Plan includes unlimited monthly messages, subject to a fair-use policy, plus priority customer support and access to future features and models.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of unlimited

Adjective

In August 2022, Garza was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered to be jailed until a bed in a state mental health treatment facility was available.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
In my opinion, the president and his incompetent, corrupt acolytes have debased the office and dragged the good name of America through the mud.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of incompetent

Adjective

In the mid-2000s, then-President Hugo Chávez set out to tally reserves in the Orinoco Belt, amid increasing global oil prices and virtually unrestricted government spending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Irving has a player-option on his contract for the 2027-28 season, and will be unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2028.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unrestricted

Adjective

The slap on the wrist capped an otherwise strong Celtics debut for the nine-time All-Star, who was putting on an absolute clinic.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The Milanese Suite combines elegance and spaciousness with absolute comfort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of absolute

Adjective

Here, Rodel shares how to make the unfitted kitchen trend your own, one statement-worthy piece at a time.

— 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

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