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
San Juan Hills had to forfeit seven wins for using an ineligible player.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The statement defended Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda, who was ruled ineligible to compete for Zambia in a 2022 World Cup-qualifying tournament after a test revealed Banda's natural testosterone levels were above those allowed by the Confederation of African Football.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2024, a case brought by Judicial Watch sought access to Illinois voter registration records and to remove allegedly ineligible voters.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The incumbent Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, assumed office in 2022 and is ineligible to run for re-election.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The statement defended Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda, who was ruled ineligible to compete for Zambia in a 2022 World Cup-qualifying tournament after a test revealed Banda's natural testosterone levels were above those allowed by the Confederation of African Football.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2024, a case brought by Judicial Watch sought access to Illinois voter registration records and to remove allegedly ineligible voters.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The incumbent Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, assumed office in 2022 and is ineligible to run for re-election.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
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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
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Patterson 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.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Miyares referenced a Richmond Times-Dispatch report of a Virginia trooper clocking Jones at 116 miles per hour, framing him as unfit to enforce the law.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Bush and Quayle team won the 1988 election, but the impression of Quayle as unfit for the job remained a drag on Bush’s reputation.—
Time,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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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 14 Nov. 2025.
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