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unqualified

[uhn-kwol-uh-fahyd] / ʌnˈkwɒl əˌfaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
not prepared, incompetent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inadequate incapable ineligible inexperienced unfit unprepared unskilled
WEAK
amateur bush bush-league disqualified ill-equipped not equal to not up to unequipped unfitted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able competent qualified suitable
WEAK
conditional indefinite prepared ready temporary tentative
ADJECTIVE
outright, absolute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
steadfast unalloyed unconditional unmitigated
WEAK
abiding blasted blessed categorical certain clear complete confounded consummate downright enduring entire explicit express firm flat out infernal never-failing no catch no ifs ands or buts out-and-out perfect positive rank sheer simple steady sure thorough thoroughgoing total unadulterated unfaltering unlimited unreserved unrestrained unrestricted utter wholehearted without reservation
Antonyms
WEAK
competent conditional indefinite prepared qualified ready temporary tentative

Example Sentences

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This stuff is all absolutely appalling, and it is an unqualified good that she’ll be out the door.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“To call Jeremy Carl a radical and a bigot and unqualified is all far too kind.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Rusted nails hold used infusion tubes on the wall of a clinic run by one among hundreds of thousands of unqualified doctors operating across Pakistan.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Currently, due to a lack of regulation, we are handling the fallout from unqualified practitioners operating across Scotland.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

It was sound advice, but Eric was downcast at the idea that he was unqualified to apply directly to the computing program.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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