Antonyms for qualified
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwol-uh-fahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪd |
Definition of qualified
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.
- adj able, skillful
- adj limited, restricted
- They would certainly be desirable had we one qualified for the task.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- But this time she could get no more than a qualified promise out of me.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- Circumstances, I should say, qualified Bunyan perfectly well for the work which he had to do.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- This kind of political economy can only be qualified as false and deceitful.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- She had "just loved" them, but he had qualified his admiration.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- And we must not forget to mention how the judges are to be qualified, and who they are to be.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- It was plain that she wished to admire, for his sake, but her admiration was qualified.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Albert was inclined to resent the qualified strain in the bookkeeper's praise.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- But where, it will be said, is the qualified teacher to be found?
- Extract from : « Clairvoyance » by Charles Webster Leadbeater
- "You had better wait till you are qualified," said Paul, coolly.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
Synonyms for qualified
- accomplished
- adept
- adequate
- all around
- au fait
- bounded
- capable
- catechized
- certified
- circumscribed
- competent
- conditional
- confined
- contingent
- definite
- determined
- disciplined
- efficient
- equipped
- equivocal
- examined
- experienced
- expert
- fit
- fitted
- fixed
- good
- guarded
- instructed
- knowledgeable
- licensed
- modified
- partial
- practiced
- pro
- proficient
- proper
- proved
- provisional
- quizzed
- reserved
- talented
- tested
- trained
- tried
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- vet
- veteran
- war-horse
- wicked
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