Synonyms of ineligible

ineligible

adjective

as in disqualified

not allowed to do or be something

Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study.

She was ineligible for the contest.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disqualified
• unfit
• unfitted
• unable
• unprepared
• incompetent
• incapable
• inexperienced
• unqualified
• unskilled
• inefficient
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• inept
• inapt
• unprofessional
• worthless
• green
• useless
• amateurish
• inexpert
• unskillful
• untrained
• unequipped
• callow
• wanting
• raw
• dilettantish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eligible
• able
• capable
• qualified
• competent
• skilled
• expert
• ready
• skillful
• fit
• prepared
• trained
• ultracompetent
• experienced
• veteran
• adept
• crack
• ace
• practised
• seasoned
• accomplished
• overqualified
• consummate
• practiced
• versatile
• virtuoso
• all-round
• protean
• all-around

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ineligible

Then the City Section declared seven players ineligible right before the playoffs began and made the Gauchos ineligible for next year’s playoffs. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

In 2022, undocumented workers paid $96.7 billion in state, federal and local taxes, including $25.7 billion in Social Security (a benefit most will be ineligible to collect), according to the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. —Monica Eng, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024

Griffin has not given up and is protesting the results of the entire election, arguing that as many as 60,000 voters were ineligible to cast ballots. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024

He is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail and is ineligible for bail. —Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024