unqualified
not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
not modified, limited, or restricted in any way; without reservations: unqualified praise.
absolute; complete; out-and-out: an unqualified liar.
Origin of unqualified
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Other words for unqualified
Other words from unqualified
- un·qual·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
- un·qual·i·fied·ly, adverb
- un·qual·i·fied·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with unqualified
- disqualified, unqualified
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How to use unqualified in a sentence
On social media, at least, the Nickelodeon game was an unqualified success, with the network trending on Twitter and commentators Burleson, Green and Noah Eagle earning rave reviews.
The future of football-watching has arrived, with streams for everyone (and slime for the kids) | Ben Strauss | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe report alleged that the auditor who discovered the missing money was unqualified.
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | December 24, 2020 | ProPublicaHis office issued a statement early Sunday calling the compromise with Schumer “an unqualified victory for taxpayers” that met Toomey’s aim of shutting down the emergency facility.
Stimulus update: leaders appear on the brink of a Sunday deal including $600 checks | Lee Clifford | December 20, 2020 | FortuneThey argued a lottery would deprive hard-working, deserving children of seats at TJ, force unqualified students into a too-rigorous academic environment and drive down TJ’s stellar national rating.
Fairfax school board switches to ‘holistic review’ admissions system for Thomas Jefferson High School | Hannah Natanson | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostAnd, Tina Fey’s turn as 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made the former Alaska governor seem completely unqualified for public office.
Of all the outrageous things, of all the unqualifiedly and absolutely incredible things!
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.As a matter of fact, this second question must be answered unqualifiedly in the affirmative.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtHence, we should scarcely be justified in unqualifiedly calling peoples of nature 'peoples without a history.'
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtA decision not to act is a decision to act in a certain way; it is never a judgment not to act, unqualifiedly.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyIt is the most unqualifiedly optimistic strain from his pen with which I am acquainted.
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works | Edward Baxter Perry
British Dictionary definitions for unqualified
/ (ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd) /
lacking the necessary qualifications
not restricted or modified: an unqualified criticism
(usually prenominal) (intensifier): an unqualified success
Derived forms of unqualified
- unqualifiable, adjective
- unqualifiedly, adverb
- unqualifiedness, noun
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