ineligible
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- adjective
- /ɪˈnɛlɪdʒəbl/
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inelegible
- OK, so first thing to note is that people without kids are essentially ineligible for the EITC.
- ineligible for citizenship
- ineligible for service
- ineligible to participate
He has rendered himself, in my view, ineligible to be the president of the United States again, just with this act.
- He has rendered himself, in my view, ineligible to be the president of the United States again, just with this act.
- I was ineligible for a day and boy, what we going to do?
Examples
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In Washington, for example, the state constitution declared non-taxed Indians ineligible to vote.
Academic text (1990) -
But despite saving the state hundreds of thousands of pounds in care costs, Alyssa is ineligible for the Sure Start grant and for child tax credits.
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Despite the advance notice, military intelligence did not always identify ineligible volunteers.
Academic text (1991) -
Two individuals, a man and a woman, completed interviews but were then determined to be ineligible for the study.
Academic text (2001) -
When younger patients apply for services targeted at older people, they are likely to be ruled ineligible.
Academic text (2008) -
Andrea, a high school junior, was academically ineligible to play sports.
Academic text (1991) -
As illegal immigrants, this population is ineligible for any federally funded programs like Medicaid.
Academic text (1991) -
In recent years, the proportion of ineligible people who apply for home attendant services has increased (Gera, 2003).
Academic text (2008) -
In April 2015, USAID informed IRD it would not lift the suspension, leaving IRD ineligible to compete for government-funded projects.
Academic text (2017) -
Students with unpaid tuition fees are ineligible to register for the next semester's classes.
Synonyms
Not allowed to take part because you do not meet the rules
Not good enough to move on or be chosen
A person who cannot take part in a competition or event because they broke rules
Antonyms
How Eligible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ineligible is made of the part in- meaning 'not' and eligible, from an old Latin word meaning 'to choose', the same idea as in elect or select. So ineligible means 'not able to be chosen', which helps explain why someone is not allowed or not qualified to do or receive something.