unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd 
1
: not fit : not having requisite qualifications
2
: not modified or restricted by reservations : complete
an unqualified denial
Examples of unqualified in a Sentence
He is clearly unqualified for the job.
It's a judgment that you are unqualified to make.
You have my unqualified support.
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No one wants unqualified people in critical roles, but both concerns ignore reality.
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Parker D. Walsh, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Kash Patel is set to become the latest of President Donald Trump‘s unfit and unqualified loyalists confirmed for a leadership role in Washington, with Senate Republicans ready and willing to install the QAnon promoter and 2020 election denier as the next director of the FBI.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In his second term, there will be far less confidence among Washington’s secret partners if Trump insists on installing unqualified people without the measured temperament, experience, and good judgment required of intelligence professionals.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
The capitulation to Trump was manifest in Senate Republican’s refusal to block any of the president’s cast of unqualified and dangerous nominees to serve in senior cabinet positions.
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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Parker D. Walsh, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Kash Patel is set to become the latest of President Donald Trump‘s unfit and unqualified loyalists confirmed for a leadership role in Washington, with Senate Republicans ready and willing to install the QAnon promoter and 2020 election denier as the next director of the FBI.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In his second term, there will be far less confidence among Washington’s secret partners if Trump insists on installing unqualified people without the measured temperament, experience, and good judgment required of intelligence professionals.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
The capitulation to Trump was manifest in Senate Republican’s refusal to block any of the president’s cast of unqualified and dangerous nominees to serve in senior cabinet positions.
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unqualified. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwäl-ə-ˌfīd
ˈən-
1
: not fit : not having required qualifications
unqualified for the job
2
: not having any exceptions : absolute
an unqualified denial
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unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd
: not qualified
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