Synonyms of qualifies

qualifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of qualify

1

as in modifies

to limit the meaning of (as a noun)

qualifying the noun "adventure" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modifies
• alters
• misrepresents
• distorts
• narrows
• misstates
• colors
• warps
• perverts
• twists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expands
• widens
• broadens

2

as in prepares

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• equips
• enables
• fits
• trains
• teaches
• adapts
• readies
• adjusts
• entitles
• seasons
• conditions
• authorizes
• empowers
• shapes
• educates
• habituates
• tailors
• schools
• accustoms
• grooms
• instructs
• indoctrinates
• tutors

3

as in entitles

to give a right to

this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitles
• authorizes
• enables
• empowers
• permits
• privileges
• allows
• approves
• endorses
• licenses
• certifies
• lets
• certificates
• legitimizes
• ratifies
• validates
• enfranchises
• accredits
• warrants
• sanctions
• recertifies
• reapproves
• reaccredits
• charters
• revalidates
• recharters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifies
• disables
• forbids
• proscribes
• disallows
• invalidates
• disenfranchises
• nullifies
• disempowers
• decertifies
• delegitimizes

4

as in enables

to give official or legal power to

passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enables
• authorizes
• empowers
• certifies
• permits
• entitles
• allows
• licenses
• warrants
• invests
• accredits
• approves
• vests
• endorses
• commissions
• confirms
• affirms
• credentials
• charters
• validates
• initiates
• sanctions
• installs
• lets
• privileges
• inaugurates
• inducts
• clears
• instates
• OKs
• swears in
• enfranchises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifies
• prevents
• excludes
• denies
• blocks
• inhibits
• discourages
• hinders
• stops
• impedes
• disallows
• constrains
• obstructs
• shuts out
• bans
• prohibits
• holds back
• forbids
• bars
• proscribes
• enjoins
• disenfranchises
• disfranchises
• outlaws
• disbars
• vetoes
• interdicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of qualifies

Neither qualifies as a eureka moment likely to make slumping viewers sit bolt upright on their couch. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

The 313 agents on the line had six to seven minutes per caller and the screen in front of them couldn’t show the income limit that decides whether a family qualifies. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Calculate a realistic payoff date To find your payoff date, first calculate the total amount of debt that qualifies to be moved to a balance transfer card. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

The trial court will need to decide whether the university was legally justified in concealing and redacting certain documents and whether Abraham qualifies for attorneys' fees. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Those authorities — not USPS —determine who qualifies to receive a ballot, what appears on it, when it was printed and mailed, how voters can return it, how signatures are verified and when the ballot is counted. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

There’s been debate as to whether a show like The Bear, for instance, qualifies as a comedy. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

The technician diagnoses the problem, and the provider decides whether the repair qualifies under the contract. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Banda qualifies for the NWSL’s new High Impact Player rule, which allows teams to exceed the salary cap for elite players, and probably attracted interest from clubs around the league as her contract neared its expiration next year. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026