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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Antoni, who once ran a Twitter account featuring bigoted attacks and conspiracy theories and who economists across the political spectrum say is unqualified, has suggested suspending the Bureau’s monthly job report altogether.
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Marianne Cooper, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Trade shows and print ads brought in a trickle of interest, but most of those leads were unqualified.
—Jonathan Durante, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Villarreal said some American truck-driving schools can be bribed to issue CDLs to unqualified drivers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The wait has been so long for Chandler’s arrival that warts have emerged, and this isn’t the unqualified ascension that so many envisioned when Chandler was blowing away batters across the minors last season.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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Marianne Cooper, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Trade shows and print ads brought in a trickle of interest, but most of those leads were unqualified.
—Jonathan Durante, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Villarreal said some American truck-driving schools can be bribed to issue CDLs to unqualified drivers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The wait has been so long for Chandler’s arrival that warts have emerged, and this isn’t the unqualified ascension that so many envisioned when Chandler was blowing away batters across the minors last season.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unqualified. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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