Synonyms for unqualified
ʌnˈkwɒl əˌfaɪdun·qual·i·fied

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1. unqualifiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   ineligible, undescribed

2. unqualifiedadjective

   Not qualified, ineligible, unfit for a position or task.

   His lack of a high school diploma renders him unqualified for the job.

   Synonyms:
   undescribed, ineligible

   Antonyms:
   eligible, competent, qualified

3. unqualifiedadjective

   Not elaborated upon, undescribed.

   Her cooking ability, while mentioned, was unqualified by her.

   Synonyms:
   undescribed, ineligible

   Antonyms:
   qualified, described

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1. unqualified

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

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1. unqualified

   Synonyms:
   absolute, unconditioned, outright

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1. unqualifiedadjective

   not limited or restricted

   "an unqualified denial"

   Synonyms:
   unentitled, incompetent

   Antonyms:
   well-qualified, hedged, qualified, modified, weasel-worded, eligible, conditional, limited

2. unqualifiedadjective

   not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

   Synonyms:
   unentitled, incompetent

   Antonyms:
   weasel-worded, qualified, limited, hedged, conditional, well-qualified, eligible, modified

3. incompetent, unqualifiedadjective

   legally not qualified or sufficient

   "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"

   Synonyms:
   incompetent, unentitled, bungling, unskilled, fumbling, incapable, unequal to(p), clumsy

   Antonyms:
   eligible, weasel-worded, hedged, modified, conditional, limited, well-qualified, qualified

4. unentitled, unqualifiedadjective

   having no right or entitlement

   "a distinction to which he was unentitled"

   Synonyms:
   unentitled, incompetent

   Antonyms:
   qualified, eligible, well-qualified, modified, limited, hedged, conditional, weasel-worded

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1. unqualifiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   incompetent, unfit, unadapted

2. unqualifiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   absolute, unconditional, unmeasured, unrestricted, thorough, plump, full, direct, downright

3. unqualifiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   exaggerated, sweeping

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1. unqualifiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   incompetent, ineligible, absolute, unconditional

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1. List of paraphrases for "unqualified":

   unskilled, unconditional, unreserved, wholehearted, unrestricted, absolute, unreservedly, undivided, full, untrained, unstinting

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1. Alyson Leahy:

   I felt that Trump's win was the quintessential example of an unqualified man winning over an incredibly qualified woman, and the idea that people I knew, that I was related to, voted for that man... it made me sick.

2. Faisal Abdullah Obeid:

   We can say honestly and with all transparency that the political class is unqualified to rule the country, and we can say he was the best among them, but we can't say he's answering the demands of the Iraqi people.

3. Brian Katulis:

   This letter is signed by those who remain in the internationalist wing of the party – many were former advisors to candidates who lost the primary fight to Donald Trump, calling Trump unqualified to be commander in chief is tough, but also asserting that Donald Trump’s lacking in character and understanding of our basic values is really pretty amazing.

4. Marco Rubio:

   It was n’t State Department officials, State Department was n’t [ Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ] Roberta Jacobson or John Kerry, it was National Security Council officials, you sent unqualified people to negotiate with hardened, brutal spies and representatives of tyrants... It was negotiated at a secretive level involving agencies under the complete control of the White House, as a political move …. And that mismatch is apparent in this sort of deal that was made.

5. Paula Donovan:

   They're a ragtag collection of untrained, unqualified staff with zero authority to investigate crimes, no idea how to preserve evidence for a trial, and no expertise toquestionany victims of rape, never mind women and children who've been violently sexually abused by the integrated team's fellow U.N. workers.