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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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
To this moment when someone so patently unqualified, really disqualified from any position of any position of responsibility, is poised to become director of the nation's preeminent law enforcement agency?
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
College should not be a status symbol for parents who insist on sending unqualified children to an open-admission school.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Media reports continue to emerge that suggest the employees on Musk's team are unqualified and can become national security vulnerabilities themselves.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
The ordinance sets the maximum hours of operation at 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for all massage businesses and sets additional guidelines for denying licenses to unqualified applicants.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
College should not be a status symbol for parents who insist on sending unqualified children to an open-admission school.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Media reports continue to emerge that suggest the employees on Musk's team are unqualified and can become national security vulnerabilities themselves.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
The ordinance sets the maximum hours of operation at 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for all massage businesses and sets additional guidelines for denying licenses to unqualified applicants.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unqualified
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Ariès argued that children didn’t emerge as a focus of unconditional love until the 17th century.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Families are unconditional, but workplaces have performance expectations and turnover.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Entering 2025, the club responded during the January transfer window by replacing players unfit for Fabregas' tactical system with ten new signings, including Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), Assane Diao (Real Betis) and Barcelona loanee Alex Valle.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But both those cases were dismissed after he was found unfit to stand trial, said a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Get one year of unlimited digital access for only $3.33 $1.50 per month.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2025
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Get unlimited digital access to Vogue, including the March issue featuring Sabrina Carpenter for $3 $1.25/month for one year.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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The film’s villain has paralyzed the human species with a piece of technology that melds the body together with a machine and relies on empty fantasy to seduce its human users towards utter isolation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Lori-Ann Schmidt In the series, Kimmy's mom's ability to attract utter chaos through her love for adrenaline aligns her closest with Aries.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Anyone can file a petition in probate court in Florida seeking to declare an adult incompetent to handle their own affairs, though, typically, such petitions are submitted by family members worried their elderly relatives can no longer care for themselves.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Marshall can’t do it alone and teams up with his former high school lab partner Frances Applewhite (voiced by Emily Pendergast), who works for a sinking pharmaceutical company as the assistant to incompetent CEO Rick Kruger (voiced by executive producer Mike Judge).—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trading Thuney gives the Chiefs, who had 20 unrestricted free agents heading into this offseason, more resources to sign Smith and those other players.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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As a seller, the club is open to moving its pending unrestricted free agents — provided the returns are sufficiently enticing.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Second, demand that any agreement include the return of kidnapped children and prisoners, as well as absolute security guarantees.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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At just 99 million base pairs, its DNA has been stripped down to the absolute essentials.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Mavericks have endured a number of injuries to their roster, and the loss of Dončić is something no one saw coming due to the ownership and general manager Nico Harrison.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Over the past few weeks, Zach Leonard has taken on a new role, on top of working as the general manager of a car dealership and raising his three kids.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unqualified. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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