unqualified
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/
:
no cualificado
- It's going to be so many people unqualified in my cabinet.
- an unqualified applicant
- unqualified teachers
- unqualified staff
So I will not bring someone to speak to my students who is unqualified.
- So I will not bring someone to speak to my students who is unqualified.
- One of the biggest mistakes we make is that we confuse inexperience with being unqualified.
- The note also said, hello, my name is Ben and I am lost and I am unqualified for my job.
- And then if they're qualified, they go here and if they're unqualified, they go like free thing.
- I'm a bad, just a bad person who is unqualified.
- And the allegations from the left are unilaterally that these nominees are unqualified.
- I think that Don Junior and the White House knows that Don Junior is completely unqualified to do anything, but so is Donald Trump.
Examples
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Thus, many of these teachers are unqualified under NCLB.
Academic text (2005) -
Johnson was among the several in the department who judged her unqualified on the basis of her scholarship.
Academic text (2003) -
The note also said, hello, my name is Ben and I am lost and I am unqualified for my job.
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Is he wholly unqualified to be on that campaign stage?
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And look, this is someone who is manifestly unqualified for the job that he seeks.
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If qualified staff are hard to obtain and training is time-consuming, then unqualified staff are put to work.
Academic text (2002) -
Included in this category was the admission of students who are unqualified and unprepared for college.
Academic text (1997) -
He's a dangerous extremist who's completely unqualified and unprepared.
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Mr. O'Leary, you distinctly told me... that you had had time to familiarize yourself with all the facts in the case... and, yet, you take up this court's time allowing your only witness... to testify, although she's clearly unqualified.
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Many voters believe that the candidate is completely unqualified for the role of mayor.
Synonyms
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Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
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Not allowed to do or get something because of the rules
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Not allowed by law to make important legal decisions or speak in court
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Having no ability or training to do something well
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Does not have enough skills, experience, or education for a job
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Not having the tools or skills needed for a task
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Does not have official papers or approval for use
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Someone who does not have the official training or papers needed for a job
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A person or group who does not have enough skills for a job
Not officially allowed by the government to sell goods or drive a vehicle
Not trained and not able to do a particular job
Not suitable for a particular job or use
Antonyms
How Qualified
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unqualified comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word qualify, which means 'to make fit' or to give the needed skill. So unqualified literally means 'not made fit', which is why it describes someone who does not have the necessary skills or legal authority.