DISQUALIFICATION Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

disqualification

noun

Definition of disqualification

as in incapacity

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Recent Examples of disqualification Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Jockey Antonio Fresu has drawn a three-day suspension for failing to make an effort to maintain a straight course in the stretch of Saturday’s 11th race, resulting in the disqualification of his mount, Lady In Paris, from first to fourth. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026 In the track events, there were three false starts, each of which typically means an automatic disqualification for the violator. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 The Gamblers advanced after one of their riders appeared to touch the bull with his free hand — an automatic disqualification under PBR rules — but no foul was called. — Latif Love july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disqualification

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Noun

Estate planning, including wills and powers of attorney, is vital to ensure wishes are honored during incapacity or death.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Many childless Americans also don't have plans in case of incapacity or death.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of incapacity

Noun

Court records show DeFoor has a history of criminal cases involving findings of mental incompetency.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Those forms are not pertinent to the finding of incompetency and are therefore subject to the open records law, Ziegler and Bradley wrote.

— Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of incompetency

Noun

The inability to do so has cost Engelbert during her latter years.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Venezuela’s problem has not been a shortage of economists capable of designing sophisticated monetary and fiscal regimes, but its inability to follow strict rules in good times and bad.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inability

Noun

According to reports, Brinkley would inject slivers of Billy goat gonads into human scrotums as a cure for impotence.

— Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Once again, Gulf leaders were shocked not just by American disregard for their preferences but also by the revelation of American impotence.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of impotence

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Led by a stellar Peter Capaldi, the show documented the bumbling ineptitude of British government staffers, including ministers, advisors and communications personnel.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Still, for every resourceful, imaginative low-budget success, there is a bungled movie that aspires, if not to quality, then at least to financial viability, but instead achieves legendary ineptitude.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ineptitude

Noun

This could reflect in features such as automation incapabilities, incompetent workflow designs, overreliance on legacy infrastructure and lack of alignment in financial transformation.

— Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Trump’s command of Congress owes to the incapability of many politicians to see beyond the next election.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of incapability

Noun

That sense of powerlessness against an unknowable, unkillable foe.

— Keith Langston, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Unable to leave without military permission, Ridi confronts settlers who claim his yard as theirs, underscoring Palestinians’ powerlessness as violent outposts expand with scant police accountability.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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