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disqualified

ADJECTIVE
incapable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impotent inadequate incompetent ineffective ineligible naive powerless unable unfit unqualified unsuited weak
WEAK
butterfingers feeble inept inexperienced inexpert inproficient insufficient losing not equal to not up to poor uncool unequipped unskilled unskillful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able adequate capable competent effective experienced fit potent qualified ready skillful strong sufficient suitable
ADJECTIVE
incompetent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amateurish helpless inadequate incapable ineffectual inefficient inept inexperienced unqualified unskilled useless
STRONG
amateur raw
WEAK
awkward bungling bush-league clumsy floundering ineligible inexpert insufficient maladroit not cut out for not equal to not have it out to lunch unadapted unequipped unfit unfitted unhandy uninitiated unproficient untrained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able capable competent expert qualified skilled strong useful
WEAK
adept dexterous effective efficient experienced proficient skillful
ADJECTIVE
ineligible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
unavailable unfit unqualified unsuitable
WEAK
inappropriate incompetent objectionable ruled out unacceptable undesirable unequipped
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate qualified ready suitable
WEAK
acceptable eligible equipped
ADJECTIVE
unfit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-equipped impotent inadequate incapable ineligible unable unprepared unqualified useless
STRONG
blundering bungling debilitated incapacitated unfitted
WEAK
amateur awkward bush league butter-fingered clumsy feeble heavy-handed incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced inexpert maladjusted maladroit no good not cut out for not equal to not up to unapt unhandy unpracticed unproficient unskilled unskillful untrained weak
Antonyms
WEAK
appropriate fit ready
ADJECTIVE
unqualified
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inadequate incapable ineligible inexperienced unfit unprepared unskilled
WEAK
amateur bush bush-league ill-equipped not equal to not up to unequipped unfitted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able competent qualified suitable
WEAK
conditional indefinite prepared ready temporary tentative

Example Sentences

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If Further Ado were to win the Derby, it would be with three-time Derby-winning jockey John Velazquez aboard—the same rider who was denied a fourth Derby victory when Medina Spirit was disqualified.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Bombardier’s pivot to defense began in earnest in 2022, when Martel, who pursued a career in electrical engineering after poor vision disqualified him from flying planes, launched the company’s defense division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The former glamour model, 47, has received bans totalling more than six years since she was first disqualified in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A federal judge later disqualified Essayli as acting U.S. attorney, finding he was “not lawfully serving” in the top role.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“For this week only, I will allow you to submit a different cipher. But if there is even the slightest suggestion that one of you has cheated, you’ll be disqualified from the challenge completely.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman