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 Department of Health and Human Services made DACA recipients ineligible for health insurance through Obamacare.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Improper payments are those that went to an ineligible recipient, were made in the wrong amount or were made without proper verification.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Marquardt, who was ruled medically ineligible for the Vietnam War draft because of a severe ulcer, said volunteering is his own way of giving back.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Titles aimed at exclusive readership, advertising and promotional titles, and newspapers are ineligible.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Improper payments are those that went to an ineligible recipient, were made in the wrong amount or were made without proper verification.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Marquardt, who was ruled medically ineligible for the Vietnam War draft because of a severe ulcer, said volunteering is his own way of giving back.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Titles aimed at exclusive readership, advertising and promotional titles, and newspapers are ineligible.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
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The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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The unfit-father comedy was a staple, dating back to Three Men and a Baby being the highest-grossing movie of 1987.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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What should be used as a safeguard against an unfit or abusive president has instead become a routine mechanism for resolving political conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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 5 Jun. 2026.
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