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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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
With that lofty benchmark, was the collective on-court performance that followed an unqualified success?
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Hegseth specifically is unqualified for this position.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
A lot of people think that this is about unqualified candidates getting jobs, simply because that’s what they’ve been told.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unqualified
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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unqualified. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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