underqualified
2
4.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/
:
no cualificado
- The company decided against hiring the applicant because he seemed underqualified for the position.
- underqualified teachers
Examples
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That was your first inkling that he was grossly underqualified for this job.
Blog text (29) -
The problems facing the youth are compounded by underqualified teachers.
Academic text (1991) -
I just started a new business venture and feel so underqualified and afraid to make a mistake.
Blog text (24) -
I am not applying for jobs that I am underqualified for.
Blog text (20) -
She was underqualified for it, really, with only a master's degree.
Fiction book (2002) -
He never finished his term as a senator either... second clue that he was underqualified for the job.
Blog text (29) -
The strength of the college's partnerships, as well as its collaboration with the local workforce development board, has made employment possible for many students, especially previously underqualified adult workers.
Academic text (2003) -
Moreover, parents must be informed of the qualifications of all teachers in their children's schools, and schools must also notify parents if their child is being taught by an underqualified teacher for over eight weeks.
Academic text (2005) -
The message being sent by universities hiring inexperienced instructors for PEA classes is similar to that of elementary and secondary schools employing underqualified personnel to teach physical education.
Academic text (2003) -
He felt completely underqualified for the demanding role he had accepted.
Synonyms
66
3.4
Not having much skill or practice
31
3.4
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
24
4.0
Not having the needed skill or legal right to do a job
6
2.9
Having no ability or training to do something well
4
4.2
Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math
2
4.6
Not having the tools or skills needed for a task
1
6.3
Not able to manage a task or handle a difficult situation
1
5.7
A person or group who does not have enough skills for a job
Antonyms
How Qualified
14
3.9
11
3.5
304
3.0
2
4.7
24
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word underqualified breaks into under ('below' or 'not enough') and qualified ('having the right skills or experience'). So underqualified describes someone who is 'below' the required skill or experience for a job. A helpful way to remember it is to think of words like underpaid or underdog, where under shows something is less than what is needed.