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
The complaint said that the agency is Agri-Cert, not the Consortium, making the certification ineligible.
—
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The class action represents approximately 12,000 student-athletes who have either competed in D-I tennis since March 19, 2020, or who were deemed ineligible to compete due to prize money rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
With Grapevine’s removal from the UIL Texas high school baseball playoffs over the use of an ineligible player, some Fort Worth-area teams had less than 24 hours to prepare for new bi-district round opponents.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Spotify clarified that missing a badge does not mean an artist is ineligible.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The class action represents approximately 12,000 student-athletes who have either competed in D-I tennis since March 19, 2020, or who were deemed ineligible to compete due to prize money rules.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
With Grapevine’s removal from the UIL Texas high school baseball playoffs over the use of an ineligible player, some Fort Worth-area teams had less than 24 hours to prepare for new bi-district round opponents.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Spotify clarified that missing a badge does not mean an artist is ineligible.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
Adjective
-
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
-
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
-
In October, the judge found that Conner was mentally unfit to testify in person at trial and allowed the recorded testimony, even though defense attorneys will not be able to cross-examine him in front of the jury.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
-
More than two years later, the trial concluded with 25 of 28 defendants being found guilty (of those not found guilty, two had died during the trial and another was declared mentally unfit for trial).—
USA Today,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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 10 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
