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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When coming back to Intuit, Goodarzi said he asked then CEO Brad Smith if he could become CIO—despite later saying he was completely unqualified for the job.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

She qualified as a teacher in Canada but was an unqualified teacher in England, the TRA said.

From BBC

Some have backed the move to remove unqualified drivers who can’t read road signs.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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