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Synonyms for qualifying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwol-uh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for qualifying Other synonyms for the word qualifying
- abate
- adapt
- alter
- ascribe
- assign
- assuage
- attribute
- authorize
- capacitate
- change
- check out
- circumscribe
- come up to snuff
- commission
- condition
- cut it
- diminish
- earn one's wings
- ease
- empower
- endow
- equip
- fill the bill
- fit
- get by
- ground
- hack it
- impute
- individualize
- individuate
- limit
- make it
- make the cut
- make the grade
- measure up
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- name
- pass muster
- permit
- predicate
- reduce
- regulate
- restrain
- sanction
- signalize
- singularize
- soften
- suffice
- suit
- temper
- train
- vary
- weaken
Définition of qualifying
Origin :- mid-15c., "to invest with a quality," from Middle French qualifier (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin qualificare "attribute a quality to; make of a certain quality," from Latin qualis "of what sort?," correlative pronomial adjective (see quality) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to limit, modify" is from 1530s. Sense of "be fit for a job" first appeared 1580s. Related: Qualified; qualifying.
- verb make or become ready, prepared
- verb lessen, restrict
- verb characterize, distinguish
- The difficulty was not of course in letting her off easy but in qualifying that indulgence.
- Extract from : « The Real Thing and Other Tales » by Henry James
- Or was this the kind of thinking that had kept him from qualifying as an E?
- Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
- My qualifying shares will fetch a couple of thousand at market price.
- Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
- I was sure of it, and said so plainly, qualifying my prophecy with a big “unless.”
- Extract from : « The Lady of the Basement Flat » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- The editor may have expunged nothing but a qualifying adverb.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan
- "He may call for me to-night," she added, with qualifying emphasis.
- Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
- What is the meaning of exercise apart from all qualifying words?
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- Better,” Jimmie swore promptly; then he added a qualifying—“I guess.
- Extract from : « Turn About Eleanor » by Ethel M. Kelley
- After qualifying as a solicitor, he remained with that firm for some time.
- Extract from : « In the Mayor's Parlour » by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
- What meaning is conveyed by the qualifying term “circumscribed”?
- Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Antonyms for qualifying
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