Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATION

qualification

noun

ˌkwä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of qualification

as in capability

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications

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as in provision

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later

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Recent Examples of qualification Starship still has several boxes to check on NASA's qualifications list before it will be certified to fly astronauts, and a significant one of the those, reaching orbit, may be just on the horizon. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Under these conditions, qualifications alone might not determine who gets hired. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s a wide spread for identical qualifications — a good reason to shop around instead of simply going with the first one that gets back to you. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Plagiarism investigation Questions about Arday’s qualifications were raised publicly last month by Nathan Cofnas, a onetime Cambridge philosophy researcher who left the university after his critique of DEI programs sparked widespread protests. — Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification

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Noun

Industry leaders agree that AI capabilities have yet to fully translate to the frontline.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The available performance hardware and sport-oriented chassis tuning give it enough capability that the driver can have fun without feeling as though the vehicle is constantly at odds with that.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of capability

Noun

Earlier this year, a Supreme Court decision weakened a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, threatening Black political representation across the South.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
That includes bringing in physical and cybersecurity assistance for county clerks, mailing ballots earlier to minimize problems from delays, and creating a provision to allow the governor to declare an emergency in case of interference.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of provision

Noun

For leadership roles especially, weight interpersonal capabilities at least equal to technical expertise.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
The team drew on expertise from astronomy, using telescope technology and adaptive optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and precisely collect and control the light.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expertise

Noun

Other majors, such as engineering, with its extensive math requirements, have been harder to shrink.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
In addition, a law creating new asylum eligibility requirements, including new time limits for applying, went into effect earlier this year.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

But the White House cut its offices and weakened its ability to follow up with cases, as well as slashed funding to research on disparities that people of color face in getting diagnosed and attaining resources for disabilities.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Herkov said Tebow’s value system is as impressive as his athletic ability.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

His brother had been born with a congenital condition and did not have a left hand.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Advocates for Baltimore's homeless community are calling on Maryland's General Assembly to investigate living conditions at several hotels the city purchased and turned into shelters.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of condition

Noun

The comment cards and all that stuff is very challenging, and then people weaponize that in different ways.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Lynch’s massive draft whiffs feel like harmless clerical rounding errors next to his good work in handling all the off-the-field stuff that lands on his desk.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stuff

Noun

The backstory Once upon a time, there was a Spanish family blessed with a talent for finding historic buildings and transforming them into hotels that anyone who admires beauty and nature would want to visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
The Crusaders graduated a lot of talent from last year’s squad, but should get healthy against the Seahawks.

— Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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