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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
  • States must audit their voter rolls and remove anyone who is ineligible, which includes immigrants in the country illegally.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Downgrades to junk from two of Boeing’s three major credit graders would leave much of its $52 billion of outstanding long-term debt ineligible for inclusion in investment-grade indexes.
    Caleb Mutua, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of ineligible
Verb
  • The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten a lot of attention – one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results.
    Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The rules that Cox invalidated include three that had gotten a lot of attention — one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of invalidated
Adjective
  • So if Trump is unable to bring significant pressure on Putin’s political regime, then the outcome is that Ukraine will be condemned to fight a rear-guard action, a war of attrition against a superior power that can sacrifice lives more easily at a far higher scale.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Some customers reported some difficulty with the frictionless payment system at the grab-and-go concession stands, unable to walk out at first as expected.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of unable
Verb
  • And in the fourth, his miss against Tennessee was nullified because the Titans jumped offsides.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • At least $250 million in fees have been nullified over the past 55 years, per the trade group representing managers in the entertainment industry.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of nullified
Adjective
  • It had initially been thought this was a sign of affection toward their owners, or a gift to their owner who is incapable of hunting themselves.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After a search that included Doris Day (deemed not spontaneous enough) and Elizabeth Taylor (deemed incapable of singing), Gaynor was chosen.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • In my view, Trump is grossly unfit to be president, in both mind and character — especially the latter.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The former Trump employee, who has a Harvard Law School degree, has campaigned against Trump during the election, branding him unfit for office.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • No doubt, President Biden was more than peeved that Harris and the Democrat-media-money machine overthrew him for someone that even Joe recognized was glaringly incompetent.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of incompetent
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