DISQUALIFIED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

disqualified 1 of 2

adjective

as in ineligible

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disqualified

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verb

past tense of disqualify

as in invalidated

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Recent Examples of disqualified

Adjective

The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both. — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025 She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualified

Adjective

Colombia is ineligible to import any meat or poultry product into the United States, according to the announcement.

— James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
The rejection means the Gauchos will be ineligible for this season’s football playoffs for a second straight year.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ineligible

Adjective

Town staff have raced to try and save the trees, but local law enforcement has so far been unable to identify the culprits.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The situation didn’t improve upon arrival at the theater, with the ushers’ ticket readers broken and unable to scan people in.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unable

Verb

Then in the fourth quarter, Fleury put wide receiver Rashid Shaheed in the backfield behind Lock, with rookie running back Jadarian Price lined up outside, though the play was nullified by a pre-snap penalty.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Hayden Rucci nullified by a Jordan James’ penalty (cut block).

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of nullified

Adjective

At her job, Sofia meets a young, up-and-coming American author (Patrick Schwarzenegger) who seems incapable of answering any question without giving her a long, piercing look first.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
For all his disparate pursuits, Elsesser revels in the small details, incapable of giving anything less than total dedication.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of incapable

Adjective

At the Premier League’s semi-regular meetings between heads of recruitment some have argued that the five-step process is outdated and unfit for purpose.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But in Meriwether’s hands, the show became a propulsive exploration of both women’s trauma and the misogynistic criminal justice system that’s unfit to deal with it.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026