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adjective

Definition of disqualifiednext
as in ineligible

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disqualified

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verb

past tense of disqualify
as in invalidated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified
  1. ineligible
  2. invalidated
  3. unable
  4. nullified
  5. incapable
  6. unfit
  7. incompetent
Adjective
  • He is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail and is ineligible for bail.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And, of course, middle-income families not on Medicaid are ineligible.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ineligible
Verb
  • But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of invalidated
Adjective
  • Little jumped in the pool in her backyard to put out the flames, and was then hospitalized, unable to move with second- and third-degree burns all over her body.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Certain fields of study—particularly those related to technology and business—have successfully leveraged hybrid and fully online models to reach students who might otherwise be unable to attend in person.
    Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unable
Verb
  • Swift ran for what was thought to be a touchdown but it was nullified after offensive lineman Doug Kramer failed to report in with officials before the snap.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • An umpire nullified a home run by Kansas City’s George Brett because Brett’s bat was coated in too much pine tar, which can improve a batter’s grip.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nullified
Adjective
  • In future cases, guardians will have to prove that a person is incapable of voting — not the other way around.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Its own military is incapable of doing so—Iran specializes in irregular warfare and its conventional forces are weak and largely ineffective.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • But that also would mean keeping the grossly unfit Patel from being confirmed.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In April, the indictment says, Feldstein failed a Shin Bet security-clearance check and was found unfit to handle highly classified material.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Skakel lobbied for a retrial on various grounds over the years but was denied until 2013, when a Connecticut judge upheld his assertion that his previous defense had been incompetent.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • These are usually people with severe mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders or developmental disabilities who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial.
    Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of incompetent
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