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
Two-way contracts don’t count against the salary cap, but Brown is ineligible to sign one because his NBA service time exceeds the maximum allowable for two-way players.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
However, after abruptly closing in 2024 and failing to reopen services, SDC lost its designation as the county's community action agency and became ineligible to use the funds, according to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for SNAP.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams, an All-NBA selection a year ago, is already ineligible, as are Aaron Gordon, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Trae Young.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
However, after abruptly closing in 2024 and failing to reopen services, SDC lost its designation as the county's community action agency and became ineligible to use the funds, according to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for SNAP.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams, an All-NBA selection a year ago, is already ineligible, as are Aaron Gordon, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Trae Young.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
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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
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To receive one of these designations from a doctor in this era was to be marked as unfit for society and a candidate for potential institution and sterilization.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2025
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Families of victims, human rights defenders and international bodies such as the UN have criticized the commissions for a lack of transparency, for being ineffective and ultimately unfit for delivering accountability.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 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 17 Jan. 2026.
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