as in disqualified
not allowed to do or be something
Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study. She was ineligible for the contest.
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Recent Examples of ineligible
That 2% translates to 658,704 hungry kids whose families are ineligible for SNAP.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
Federal law requires states to periodically remove ineligible voters, but if someone dies or moves away, there’s no requirement to notify the state.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Props to Murray, who would have been my unofficial seventh-place MVP vote if Doncic and Cunningham had both been deemed ineligible.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Per Television Academy rules, performers are ineligible for guest categories if they have previously been nominated or won in lead or supporting for the same role within the same series.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
Federal law requires states to periodically remove ineligible voters, but if someone dies or moves away, there’s no requirement to notify the state.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Props to Murray, who would have been my unofficial seventh-place MVP vote if Doncic and Cunningham had both been deemed ineligible.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Per Television Academy rules, performers are ineligible for guest categories if they have previously been nominated or won in lead or supporting for the same role within the same series.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Trump—fixated on securing his legacy with a ballroom and a triumphal arch—appears increasingly erratic, unfocused, and unfit for the job assigned to him.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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