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
Anything that has already opened, or will open before the 26th, is box-office ineligible and will be denoted as such in the guide.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
For those who are ineligible but still wish to get vaccinated, there are considerable hurdles, including questions around insurance coverage.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Nelson was deemed ineligible for bail and is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
State, local and tribal governments as well as nonprofit entities can receive funding, but for-profits are ineligible.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
For those who are ineligible but still wish to get vaccinated, there are considerable hurdles, including questions around insurance coverage.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Nelson was deemed ineligible for bail and is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
State, local and tribal governments as well as nonprofit entities can receive funding, but for-profits are ineligible.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
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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
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The rules will apply to any student loan payments made after July 1, 2026, so borrowers working for disqualified employers will not have any of their payments counted toward loan forgiveness if they’re made after that date.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On the flip side, O’Regan said, physically fit people with obesity had a ‘younger’ cardiovascular age than unfit people.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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For instance, not spending time with the children, using overly harsh or inappropriate discipline, undermining the other parent’s authority or showing a lack of interest in the children’s lives can make a partner seem like an unfit parent, and consequently, an unfit partner.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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