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present participle of qualify.

qualifying

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extenuating adj.
parenthetical adj.
preliminary adj.
prolegomenous adj.
redeeming adj.
preparing n.

ADJECTIVE

extenuating

Synonyms

STRONG

condoning diminishing justifying lessening mitigating moderating palliating reducing sanitizing softening varnishing whitewashing

ADJECTIVE

parenthetical

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STRONG

incidental intermediate subordinate

WEAK

bracketed by the way episodic explanatory extraneous extrinsic in parenthesis inserted interposed related

Antonyms

STRONG

important vital

WEAK

basic consequential

ADJECTIVE

preliminary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploratory preparatory prior

STRONG

basic first fundamental opening pilot primary readying test trial

WEAK

elemental elementary inductive initiatory preceding precursory prefatory preparing primal

Antonyms

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additional extra secondary

WEAK

closing concluding final

ADJECTIVE

prolegomenous

Synonyms

WEAK

basic elemental elementary exploratory first fundamental inductive initiatory introductory opening pilot preceding precursory prefatory preparatory preparing primal primary prior readying test trial

ADJECTIVE

redeeming

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STRONG

compensating extenuating saving

WEAK

compensatory extenuatory redemptive

NOUN

preparing

Synonyms

STRONG

adapting

WEAK

preparation

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qualifying

I used to be a mortgage-loan officer; I would get a couple that each made six figures, but would have difficulty qualifying them for a loan amount they wanted because of their consumer-debt load.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

There, awkward circumstances in qualifying left him eighth on the grid when by merit he would have been on the front row.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Third fastest in qualifying was an excellent performance before his engine penalty dropped him to eighth on the grid.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Hamilton, for one, but also Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, who under-performed slightly in qualifying because of a combination between an unusual tyre strategy and an error on an early run.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“That was only the qualifying round,” he said.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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