unqualified

adjective

un·​qual·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unqualified (audio)
1
: not fit : not having requisite qualifications
2
: not modified or restricted by reservations : complete
an unqualified denial
unqualifiedly adverb

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. 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 See All Example Sentences for unqualified

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unqualified was in 1556

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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unqualified. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

unqualified

adjective
un·​qual·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈkwäl-ə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unqualified (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not fit : not having required qualifications
unqualified for the job
2
: not having any exceptions : absolute
an unqualified denial
unqualifiedly adverb

Legal Definition

unqualified

adjective
un·​qual·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unqualified (audio)
: not qualified

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