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.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ineligible
He was deemed ineligible for bail and was scheduled to appear for his arraignment Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court, jail records show.
—
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Individuals who have become naturalized citizens could still be flagged by the system as ineligible to vote.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
False or deceptive votes and/or acts will render the respective Finalist ineligible.
—CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Tobias Raymond moved to left guard this season after DJ Wingfield was ruled ineligible for the season, and Justin Tauanuu has been starting at left tackle since Elijah Paige sustained an injury in Week 4 against Illinois.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Individuals who have become naturalized citizens could still be flagged by the system as ineligible to vote.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
False or deceptive votes and/or acts will render the respective Finalist ineligible.
—CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Tobias Raymond moved to left guard this season after DJ Wingfield was ruled ineligible for the season, and Justin Tauanuu has been starting at left tackle since Elijah Paige sustained an injury in Week 4 against Illinois.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
-
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
-
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
-
However, if temperatures fluctuate unpredictably, going below or above the average, all the low-var animals will be unfit and unable to pass on their genes.—
Shraddha Lall,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
-
But rivals like former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and former California State Controller Betty Yee are already framing her as unfit for office.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share