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

unqualifiedly

ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī(-ə)d-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• absolute
• all-out
• arrant
• blank
• blooming [chiefly British]
• bodacious [Southern & Midland]
• categorical
• categoric
• clean
• complete
• consummate
• crashing
• damn
• damned
• dead
• deadly
• definite
• downright
• dreadful
• fair
• flat
• flat-out
• out-and-out
• outright
• perfect
• plumb
• profound
• pure
• rank
• regular
• sheer
• simple
• stark
• stone
• straight-out
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• total
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• unconditional
• unmitigated
• utter
• very

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Patronage appointees were often unqualified, from district attorneys and police commissioners to street cleaners and mail carriers. —TIME, 14 May 2024

Dances With Wolves aside, the last Hollywood Western that can be termed an unqualified global hit was Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012), a $100 million movie that took in close to $450 million worldwide back in 2012, about two-thirds of that from outside North America. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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

unqualifiedly

-ˌfī(-ə)d-lē 

adverb

Legal Definition

unqualified

adjective

un·​qual·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfīd 

: not qualified