unqualified meaning

UK US /ənˈkwɑlɪfaɪd/ 4 syllables

unqualified (adjective): not limited or restricted.

unqualified has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

unqualified as an adjective

  1. not limited or restricted
    • an unqualified denial

    Opposite: qualified

    Similar: categoric, clean, cool, outright

  2. not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

    Opposite: qualified

    Similar: quack

  3. legally not qualified or sufficient
    • a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
    • incompetent witnesses

    Synonyms: incompetent

  4. having no right or entitlement
    • a distinction to which he was unentitled

    Synonyms: unentitled

    Similar: ineligible

How to pronounce unqualified

unqualified is pronounced /ənˈkwɑlɪfaɪd/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 11-letter words

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