unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd 
1
: not fit : not having requisite qualifications
2
: not modified or restricted by reservations : complete
an unqualified denial
Examples of unqualified in a Sentence
He is clearly unqualified for the job.
It's a judgment that you are unqualified to make.
You have my unqualified support.
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Look only to the Bengals, Panthers, Browns and Jets, Sunday’s opponent, for examples of what can go wrong with owners with short pockets, short tempers and/or outsized influence from the unqualified and incompetent.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
Cutright worried that Devastating was hiring unqualified people, and that Chee’s hands-off approach let things fall through the cracks.
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Napier was an unqualified Sun Belt coach.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Look only to the Bengals, Panthers, Browns and Jets, Sunday’s opponent, for examples of what can go wrong with owners with short pockets, short tempers and/or outsized influence from the unqualified and incompetent.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
Cutright worried that Devastating was hiring unqualified people, and that Chee’s hands-off approach let things fall through the cracks.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Napier was an unqualified Sun Belt coach.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unqualified. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwäl-ə-ˌfīd
ˈən-
1
: not fit : not having required qualifications
unqualified for the job
2
: not having any exceptions : absolute
an unqualified denial
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unqualified
adjective
un·qual·i·fied
ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd
: not qualified
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