unqualified

adjective

un·qual·i·fied ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd

Synonyms of unqualified next

: not fit : not having requisite qualifications

: not modified or restricted by reservations : complete

an unqualified denial

unqualifiedly

ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī(-ə)d-lē

adverb

Example Sentences

He is clearly unqualified for the job. It's a judgment that you are unqualified to make. You have my unqualified support.

Recent Examples on the Web Nearly two-thirds use the technology to screen out candidates deemed unqualified, while 38 percent deploy A.I. software to match candidates to jobs and rank them. —

Steve Lohr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023 Democrats blasted the picks as unqualified. —

Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023 The party has a knack for nominating individuals who strike voters as extreme or odd or blatantly unqualified. —

Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Feb. 2023 The American Bar Association rated Benitez as unqualified, largely because of what foes described as his unfavorable temperament. —

Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2023 The binders included all 30 applications, organized by qualified and unqualified. —

Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022 Last year, the former second-in-command in the unit, Amy Pentz, testified in a lawsuit that Gascón had hired two public defenders who were unqualified to tackle such cases to serve as prosecutors in the unit. —

James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023 Shareholders are expected to vote on Icahn’s alternative board candidates — which Illumina argues are unqualified — at the company’s annual meeting. —

Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023 Another accuses a lower level employee of steering vouchers to people unqualified to receive them. —

Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023 See More

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