unqualified

adjective

ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unqualified (audio)
Definition of unqualifiednext
1
as in unconditional
having no exceptions or restrictions the new play is an unqualified success

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2
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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3
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 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 Immigrant rights groups say the new rules exacerbate a truck driver shortage and inflame anti-immigrant bias by perpetuating the myth that all such drivers are unqualified. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 On Tires, Will (Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis). — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unqualified
  1. unconditional
  2. unfit
  3. unlimited
  4. utter
  5. incompetent
  6. unrestricted
  7. absolute
  8. unfitted
Adjective
  • 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
  • Once a seller has an unconditional right to receive the proceeds, many planning opportunities may no longer be available.
    — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of unconditional
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
  • Unlike the federal campaign contribution limit of $3,500 for donors, candidates can make unlimited contributions or loans.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This Billingsgate community has access to public transportation, golf, equestrian centers, local farm stands, hiking trails, the Farmington River, public library, and an unlimited range of eclectic dining, coffee shops and retail establishments.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of unlimited
Adjective
  • Popular at American Chinese or Cajun-style Chinese restaurants, the sticky-sweet chicken is the utter definition of delicious, luring weary shoppers into food courts to find refuge from the bubblegum pink sweatpants and ripped denim.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a wonderful fraction of a second when the Villa fans in the Holte End have to adjust from impending despair to utter joy.
    — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of utter
Adjective
  • Powell said Escobar showed up to Friday’s meeting on-duty, with his crew on a fire engine, and called some board members incompetent.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Court records obtained by CBS News Atlanta reveal that a judge declared 54-year-old Jonathan Hamby incompetent, putting him on a separate competency docket.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of incompetent
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  • Heading into the 2027 offseason, with many of the league’s stars locked into long-term contracts, four unrestricted free agents could meaningfully change teams’ fortunes.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The new cohort joins 20 previously awarded fellows who have received close to $700,000 in unrestricted funding since 2021, when Inevitable Foundation was founded.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unrestricted
Adjective
  • Why were the conspiracy theorists about Courtney Love so inclined to believe the absolute worst about her?
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Wilson was an absolute fantasy monster with Harrison off the field last season, so his main concern becomes the inevitable QB switch to rookie Carson Beck.
    — Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 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
Definition of unfitted

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