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
The database contains 99 instances of ineligible voting by noncitizens since 1982.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Because of their withdrawals, White and Veasey are ineligible to be on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Sac State, per NCAA guidelines for programs that transition up from the FCS to the FBS, is ineligible for a Bowl game during its first two probationary seasons.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Researchers especially saw changes in cases that were previously ineligible for diversion.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Because of their withdrawals, White and Veasey are ineligible to be on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Sac State, per NCAA guidelines for programs that transition up from the FCS to the FBS, is ineligible for a Bowl game during its first two probationary seasons.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Researchers especially saw changes in cases that were previously ineligible for diversion.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
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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
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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
Adjective
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Abbott has blasted Miller as unfit for office.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the latest directives, military separation boards have been ordered to find unfit and separate any transgender servicemember with a current or past documentation of gender dysphoria.—
Lauren Hodges,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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