qualification

noun

ˌkwä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce qualification (audio)
Definition of qualificationnext
1
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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2
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 Reddington aggressively questioned Heilbrun's qualifications and diagnosis. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that some current and former BOP staffers have been raising questions about Smith's qualifications and about how certain BOP government contracts were awarded. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 This essentially proves the design, factories, assembly procedures, and qualification processes are ready for serial conversion of the rest of the stockpile. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 The government guarantee reduces lender risk, allowing qualified borrowers to purchase eligible homes with no down payment and potentially flexible qualification requirements. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualification
  1. capability
  2. provision
  3. expertise
  4. requirement
  5. ability
  6. condition
  7. stuff
  8. talent
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
  • The comments were laid out in a two-page letter published via Telegram, as the country set its conditions for reopening the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz and touted the prospect of a return to diplomatic negotiations.
    — Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie,Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than just a reproductive issue, endometriosis is a whole-body condition, affecting everything from emotional regulation to hormone production and gut health.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 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 studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone from Sabrina Carpenter to Taylor Swift to Barack Obama has honored Parton, calling out her talent, her kindness, and her sense of giving.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of talent

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“Qualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualification. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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