ineligible
To be ineligible is to not qualify for something.
When you're eligible for something — like a contest — you are allowed to enter. Being ineligible is the opposite; it means that you can't enter or participate in something. After a certain age, children are ineligible for playing Little League baseball. Students below a certain grade point average are ineligible for scholarships. People born outside the United States are ineligible to run for President. If you want to know who's eligible and ineligible for something, check the rules or laws.
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not eligible“ineligible to vote”“ineligible for retirement benefits”
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Synonyms:
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disqualified
disqualified by law or rule or provision
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disqualified
barred from competition for violation of rules
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undesirable, unsuitable
not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
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unentitled, unqualified
having no right or entitlement
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unqualified
not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
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Antonyms:
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eligible
qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
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bailable
eligible for bail
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desirable, suitable, worthy
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
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entitled
qualified for by right according to law
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in line
awaiting something; especially something due
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legal
allowed by official rules
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pensionable
entitled to receive a pension
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qualified
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
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disqualified
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prohibited by official rules“an ineligible pass receiver”
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Synonyms:
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illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
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illegal
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