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Definitions

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

In the report published on Friday, the Education Select Committee recommended the government must provide an "unqualified formal apology" to all those affected by forced adoption in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Article 111 of the Iranian Constitution grants the assembly the authority to remove the supreme leader if he is deemed incapable or unqualified politically and religiously.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 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

But she finally accepted it as an unqualified fact because no one shared her doubts.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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