disqualifies

Definition of disqualifiesnext
present tense third-person singular of disqualify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualifies
Verb
  • None of that invalidates the thesis.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • And when someone completely invalidates that, that can be really triggering.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is because climate change and ecological collapse are very likely to cause political fragmentation that nullifies legal and cultural precedents like abolition, and bring about agrarian and manufacturing crises and scarcities in which people are forced into labor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Elordi’s Nate, a controlling alpha engaged to Sydney Sweeney’s hyperfemme Cassie, forbids his wife to work outside their retro suburban home, stranding her amid shag carpeting and yellow wallpaper.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
  • The bill forbids the forming of a superleague (aka the SEC and Big Ten joining forces).
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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“Disqualifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualifies. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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