overqualified
adjective
over·qual·i·fied
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Definition of overqualified
: having more education, training, or experience than a job calls for
Examples of overqualified in a Sentence
They didn't hire her because she was overqualified for the job.
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In these garden-variety slumps, people and firms with the capacity to spend more, who might normally leap at the chance to buy discounted goods or hire overqualified workers, instead allow their cash to pile up. — The Economist, "The onset of a downturn is as much a matter of mood as of money," 20 Aug. 2019 Nor is USA Basketball in the market for overqualified equipment managers. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville coach Jeff Walz will go to great lengths for another shot with USA Basketball," 16 Aug. 2019 And on her first mission, this overqualified woman joins H for a night of hedonism diplomacy, showing some sluggy alien grandee a good time in a London nightclub. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson reunite for eerily bland Men in Black: International: EW review," 12 June 2019 The overqualified cast do their best to inject some passion into the proceedings—Fassbender, in particular, is incapable of phoning it in—but the momentum drained out of these X-Men movies long ago. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "A Slapdash Farewell to the X-Men Series," 6 June 2019 The company initially rejected her as overqualified, but then her résumé landed on the desk of founder Nadia Boujarwah, who brought her on to grow the business. — Diana Tsui, The Cut, "The Design Director Launching Brands for Sizes 14 and Up," 12 June 2018 An overqualified and utterly spectacular third baseman for most of his career now playing shortstop full-time in 2018. — Ted Berg, For The Win, "Who is the second best player in Major League Baseball?," 26 Apr. 2018 Some have argued that Ben Simmons is overqualified to win the NBA’s rookie-of-the-year award. — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, "No doubt that Ben Simmons is rookie of the year, says Sixers coach Brett Brown," 10 Apr. 2018 But the Hall is falling down on what should be the easiest part of its job: inducting the most overqualified musicians. — Gavin Edwards, Billboard, "How to Fix the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Op-Ed," 9 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overqualified.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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overqualified
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of overqualified
: having more experience, knowledge, or training than is needed
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