unqualified
adjective
\
Definition of unqualified
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from unqualified
\
adverb
Synonyms for unqualified
Synonyms
absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chiefly British], bodacious [Southern & Midland], categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, utter, very
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of unqualified in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The fact remains that despite the liberal leanings of many tech workers, social platforms have been an unqualified boon to the conservative movement — a fact that Republican lawmakers are curiously loath to admit. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "The White House’s social media summit has an ulterior motive," 11 July 2019 Murkowski had said DeVos was unqualified for the position. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks school choice during Alaska visit," 27 Aug. 2019 The outrage erupted after Rosselló's former secretary of education and five other people were arrested on charges of steering federal money to unqualified, politically connected contractors. — CBS News, "Thousands call on Puerto Rico's governor to resign in massive protest," 17 July 2019 In 2018, the school system announced that principals could no longer assess teachers based on how many students pass their classes following reports that teachers felt pressure to pass unqualified students. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "With union backing, D.C. Council introduces proposed overhaul of controversial teacher evaluation system," 29 June 2019 In 1994-1995, finding that deal took a prolonged strike that turned off fans, emptied the October calendar, cost players shots at record-breaking seasons, and invited unqualified replacement players to work through spring training. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "MLB 1994 strike anniversary: Lessons from a disastrous work stoppage apply now," 11 Aug. 2019 On its face, licensing might seem like an extension of the background check model, since the idea is still to filter between qualified and unqualified people. — German Lopez, Vox, "Here’s where every 2020 candidate stands on guns," 7 Aug. 2019 Democrats openly dismissed the Republican congressman as an unqualified partisan and Republicans offered only lukewarm and tentative expressions of support. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing," 2 Aug. 2019 Democrats openly dismissed the Republican congressman as an unqualified partisan and Republicans offered only lukewarm and tentative expressions of support. — Jonathan Lemire, The Denver Post, "Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, is withdrawing," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unqualified.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for unqualified
unqualified
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unqualified
See the full definition for unqualified in the English Language Learners Dictionary
unqualified
adjective
\
Legal Definition of unqualified
Keep scrolling for more