Unqualified Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of UNQUALIFIED is not fit : not having requisite qualifications. How to use unqualified in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut unqualified adjective SaveWord un·​qual·​i·​fied |\ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd \ Definitionofunqualified 1 :notfit:nothavingrequisitequalifications 2 :notmodifiedorrestrictedbyreservations:complete anunqualifieddenial OtherWordsfromunqualified Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutunqualified OtherWordsfromunqualified unqualifiedly \ ˌən-​ˈkwä-​lə-​ˌfī(-​ə)d-​lē \ adverb Synonymsforunqualified Synonyms absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chieflyBritish], bodacious [Southern&Midland], categorical (alsocategoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, utter, very VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofunqualifiedinaSentence Heisclearlyunqualifiedforthejob. It'sajudgmentthatyouareunqualifiedtomake. Youhavemyunqualifiedsupport. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Aswasthecasein2003,whenadeeplyunpopularDaviswasfightingforpoliticallife,dozensofunqualifiedclownssigneduptobecandidates. — LosAngelesTimes,6Dec.2021 Fourteenoftheunqualifieddoctorsactuallygotlicensed,thoughnonepracticedmedicineinpersonorviatelehealthbeforetheoversightwasdiscovered,stateofficialssay. — ZazHollander,AnchorageDailyNews,29Oct.2021 ProPublicaalsofoundthattheTrumpadministrationhiredalobbyisttocounterthecriticismthatcontractsweregoingtounqualifiedcontractors. — BiancaFortis,ProPublica,19Oct.2021 Butmanyofthestaffatitsmentalhealthfacilitieswereunqualified,unlicensed,andlackedpropersupervision,violatingMassHealthregulations,accordingtotheAG’soffice. — BostonGlobe.com,16Oct.2021 Byallowingclientstoconnecttheiraccountingsoftwareandbankaccounts,companieslikeOnDeckorFundboxcanprovidebusinessesthatmighthavebeenunqualifiedinthepastanopportunitytonowseekrelativelyaffordablefinancing. — RubenIzgelov,Forbes,5Nov.2021 Somealsobelievethatnegativeoutcomesareresultingfromdiversityefforts,suchasthenominationofunneededcandidatesandalsounqualifiedcandidates,accordingtoaPwCsurveyofover800corporatedirectors. — AmanKidwai,Fortune,4Nov.2021 RecallproponentssaidJensenwasunqualifiedandhadnoexperience. — PhilDiehl,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,29Oct.2021 ThedefenseattemptedtoportrayHolmes,whostartedthecompanyat19,asacollegedropoutwhowasunqualifiedfortherole. — SaraAshleyO'brien,CNN,6Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'unqualified.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. 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Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforunqualified unqualified adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofunqualified :nothavingtheskills,knowledge,orexperienceneededtodoaparticularjoboractivity :completeortotal SeethefulldefinitionforunqualifiedintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary unqualified adjective un·​qual·​i·​fied |\ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd \ Legal Definitionofunqualified :notqualified MorefromMerriam-Websteronunqualified Nglish:TranslationofunqualifiedforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofunqualifiedforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY astute SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate accomodate acommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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