ELIGIBLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

eligible

adjective

Definition of eligible

as in qualified

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Recent Examples of eligible Create your BetMGM Sportsbook account as a new customer (existing users aren’t eligible) and use promo code FOXNEWS. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 And don’t forget, BAFTA winner Robert Aramayo of I Swear is technically eligible for this year’s awards! — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 To margin invest on the platform, eligible users must have a portfolio value of at least $2,000. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Devine is now eligible to play for the Trojans, Coffee coach Mike Coe told AJC Varsity. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eligible

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Adjective

While the 28-year-old hit 19 homers and stole 41 bases, his 98 wRC+ ranked 14th among qualified second basemen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

Startups that were founded within the past five years or funded within the past two years are able to apply, according to Anthropic.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Regulatory concerns began to rise, with growing uncertainty that Netflix would be able to close its deal in short order.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of able

Adjective

So, just a few LRASM-capable B-52s could provide a lot of potential firepower for the Navy to call upon if needed.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Rahimi plays him as a mostly sincere but deeply conflicted man, and most importantly a desperate one, capable of some rather unexpected deceptions.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of capable

Adjective

Guadagnino has always been skilled in his choice of music (Sufjan Stevens’ alt-pop in Call Me by Your Name, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pounding EDM in Challengers).

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Oilers general manager Stan Bowman has added Podkolzin and traded for Howard in an effort to bring skilled youth to the roster.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Their defense is playing well, and their offense looks competent.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
There’s people that are trying to do it and there’s people are very competent at it, but someone’s going to be right, someone’s going to be wrong, and there’s going to be big swings one way or another.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of competent

Adjective

In the options pits, traders are the most prepared for a pullback since early Summer.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
And that time could be as soon as Sunday at Washington (1-3) as John Harbaugh looks prepared to dress McCarthy as the primary backup to starter Jameis Winston.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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