ineligible
adjective
in·el·i·gi·ble
(ˌ)i-ˈne-lə-jə-bəl 
: not eligible: such as
a
: not qualified for an office or position
b
: not permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass
an ineligible receiver
ineligible
noun
Examples of ineligible in a Sentence
Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study.
They are ineligible for a loan.
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Someone who was born on September 4, 1933 could get the vaccine, while someone born just a week earlier on August 28, 1933 was ineligible.
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Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
As a fix, the officials set a cutoff date based on data that suggested the vaccine was more effective in those younger than age 80: anyone born before September 2, 1933, was ineligible for the vaccine, and anyone born on or after that date was eligible for at least one year.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Marine Le Pen, the leader of a far-right French party, was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds Monday and deemed ineligible to stand in French elections for the next five years.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
States are required to have processes in place to purge their voter registration lists of people who have died, moved, or otherwise become ineligible to vote.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
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Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
As a fix, the officials set a cutoff date based on data that suggested the vaccine was more effective in those younger than age 80: anyone born before September 2, 1933, was ineligible for the vaccine, and anyone born on or after that date was eligible for at least one year.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Marine Le Pen, the leader of a far-right French party, was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds Monday and deemed ineligible to stand in French elections for the next five years.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
States are required to have processes in place to purge their voter registration lists of people who have died, moved, or otherwise become ineligible to vote.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ineligible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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ineligible
adjective
in·el·i·gi·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈel-ə-jə-bəl
: not qualified to be chosen or used
ineligible
noun
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