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 Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported that he was placed on leave in November due to an investigation into possibly ineligible coaches – that resulted in the resignation of Cedar Hill assistant coach Marcus Richardson. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Filing the appeal does not make Council ineligible or immediately overturn the injunction. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 That definition would be key to determining how the players are being harmed by being declared ineligible. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 White did not reveal the players or why they were ruled ineligible but said both players were initially approved to play, and the school appealed the GHSA’s ruling Wednesday morning. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
  1. disqualified
  2. unfit
  3. unfitted
Adjective
  • 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
  • Separately, the Independent Football Regulator has the powers to force club owners to sell and can withhold a license to operate if they are deemed unfit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the meantime, a judge repeatedly deemed James mentally unfit for criminal proceedings.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfit
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
Definition of unfitted

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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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