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most qualified

ADJECTIVE

able, skillful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished adequate capable certified competent disciplined efficient equipped experienced knowledgeable licensed proficient talented trained

STRONG

catechized examined fit fitted instructed practiced proved quizzed tested tried vet

WEAK

adept all around au fait expert good pro proper up to snuff up to speed veteran war-horse wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant impotent inadequate incapable incompetent inefficient inept inexperienced unable unskilled

STRONG

inappropriate incorrect unfit

WEAK

open unlimited unproficient unqualified unrestricted untalented

ADJECTIVE

limited, restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determined

STRONG

bounded circumscribed confined fixed guarded modified reserved

WEAK

conditional contingent definite equivocal partial provisional

Antonyms

STRONG

free unlimited

WEAK

incapable open unable unproficient unqualified unrestricted unskilled untalented

Example Sentences

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The state ostensibly has a “merit selection” system, in which nominating commissions compose lists of the most qualified applicants for judgeships, and the governor chooses from the list.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Her argument: She was “the most qualified and ready. The highest name recognition. A powerful donor base.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Mass layoffs, hiring freezes, economic shifts and the threat of AI automating certain jobs out of existence can make even the most qualified professionals uneasy about the future of their careers.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

“She is one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency, and she is one of the most dignified.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

I accept that I’m probably the most qualified for the job, grit my teeth, and put in a row of jagged sutures.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins