Synonyms of qualifying

qualifying

verb

present participle of qualify

1

as in modifying

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

• modifying
• altering
• misrepresenting
• distorting
• narrowing
• warping
• misstating
• coloring
• twisting
• perverting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• widening
• broadening

2

as in preparing

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

• preparing
• equipping
• training
• enabling
• fitting
• teaching
• adjusting
• shaping
• readying
• adapting
• conditioning
• tailoring
• grooming
• seasoning
• authorizing
• entitling
• educating
• empowering
• schooling
• accustoming
• habituating
• tutoring
• instructing
• indoctrinating

3

as in entitling

to give a right to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitling
• authorizing
• enabling
• permitting
• empowering
• privileging
• allowing
• licensing
• approving
• endorsing
• enfranchising
• sanctioning
• certificating
• letting
• certifying
• validating
• ratifying
• legitimizing
• accrediting
• warranting
• chartering
• recertifying
• reaccrediting
• reapproving
• revalidating
• rechartering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifying
• disabling
• forbidding
• proscribing
• disallowing
• invalidating
• disenfranchising
• nullifying
• disempowering
• decertifying
• delegitimizing

4

as in enabling

to give official or legal power to

passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• authorizing
• empowering
• permitting
• licensing
• certifying
• entitling
• commissioning
• investing
• accrediting
• vesting
• warranting
• allowing
• chartering
• approving
• sanctioning
• endorsing
• confirming
• validating
• affirming
• credentialing
• installing
• initiating
• letting
• inaugurating
• clearing
• privileging
• inducting
• OK'ing
• instating
• enfranchising
• swearing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifying
• excluding
• preventing
• denying
• blocking
• stopping
• impeding
• discouraging
• inhibiting
• hindering
• banning
• barring
• obstructing
• disallowing
• prohibiting
• constraining
• holding back
• shutting out
• forbidding
• proscribing
• enjoining
• outlawing
• disfranchising
• disbarring
• disenfranchising
• vetoing
• interdicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of qualifying

During the first full fiscal year, 50% of the money would go to eligible hospitals, 45% to fire agencies and 5% to qualifying nonprofits. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

The American Bureau of Shipping is qualifying the barge design through its formal new technology review. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Several other lenders also offer down payment assistance to qualifying borrowers taking out conventional and FHA loans. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Some carrier offers require a qualifying trade-in or a lengthy commitment to monthly bill credits. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The benefit applies to one qualifying child per insured adult, provided the child's insured trip cost doesn't exceed the adult's. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Not only that, but the brand is kicking things off with a $500,000 donation to the organization while offering to donate $10 per comment on any qualifying Turkey Rot social media post — Facebook, Instagram or TikTok — up to $1 million in total. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Less costly short-term plans As their name suggests, short-term, limited-duration plans are designed for people with temporary gaps in coverage, such as those who are between jobs or months away from qualifying for Medicare. — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

And at last year’s state GOP convention, delegates even passed a resolution to prevent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican, a move leaders refused to enforce. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026