1
as in capabilities
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in provisions
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later
Synonyms & Similar 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 qualifications
Atkins also found that Jenkins and his practice misrepresented their qualifications and standard of care.
—
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Cuomo mocks Mamdani’s thin resume, just as Republicans derided Obama’s qualifications.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
After the vote, supervisors directed county staff to outline qualifications for the next sheriff, including San Mateo County residency, professional law enforcement certification, and experience managing correctional facilities and department budgets, among other requirements.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Parent demand for the universal program was much higher, so, to meet it, the province took shortcuts, such as lowering educator qualifications and relying on for-profit providers of questionable quality.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
One monitor would display bullet points -- no more than five -- describing a candidate's qualifications, while a second screen would be loaded up with video clips of his or her recent TV appearances.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
This was at a time when Wittgenstein knew little philosophy and had no qualifications except an engineering diploma from Berlin and an undistinguished school record.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
No details on income qualifications or rents have been disclosed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Where Parkinson ends up remains opaque, but his ability and application have got him to this point, along with a firm support network, encouragement, qualifications.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Cuomo mocks Mamdani’s thin resume, just as Republicans derided Obama’s qualifications.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
After the vote, supervisors directed county staff to outline qualifications for the next sheriff, including San Mateo County residency, professional law enforcement certification, and experience managing correctional facilities and department budgets, among other requirements.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Parent demand for the universal program was much higher, so, to meet it, the province took shortcuts, such as lowering educator qualifications and relying on for-profit providers of questionable quality.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
One monitor would display bullet points -- no more than five -- describing a candidate's qualifications, while a second screen would be loaded up with video clips of his or her recent TV appearances.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
This was at a time when Wittgenstein knew little philosophy and had no qualifications except an engineering diploma from Berlin and an undistinguished school record.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
No details on income qualifications or rents have been disclosed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Where Parkinson ends up remains opaque, but his ability and application have got him to this point, along with a firm support network, encouragement, qualifications.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifications
Noun
-
The company successfully showcased that the high-end electronic warfare (EW) capabilities can be integrated in a compact, modular package.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
-
Luch/Olymp 2 appears designed primarily to sustain those capabilities rather than expand them.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
But the measure stalled in the Senate, where Democrats have demanded provisions extending Affordable Care Act insurance plan subsidies that will expire at the end of the year, causing premiums in ACA plans to soar.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
-
The court overturned a previous ruling that had voided military trials of civilians and restored contentious provisions of the Pakistan Army Act that permitted such trials.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Some of the benchmarks examined in the analysis measure specific skills, like Russian or Arabic language abilities, while other benchmarks measure more general capabilities, like spatial reasoning and continual learning.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
-
More importantly for his storytelling abilities, Adams is a fluent liar.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
But food hubs also have high startup and operational costs, challenges with maintaining a consistent supply and demand and recruiting skilled leadership and staff, and navigating organizational, regulatory and food safety requirements, Perez said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
-
Even with reporting requirements, the system relies on companies to share accurate information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Testing reveals an average power exceeding 200 kW in optimal steady-state conditions, surpassing the energy requirements for heavy-duty vehicles.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
-
The district identified major concerns with fiscal and academic conditions at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy earlier this year as the school sought charter renewal.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Development should bridge current and required proficiencies, as well as solve real problems in real time (not across a six-week rollout or in a one-hour webinar).—
David James,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Qualifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualifications. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share