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.
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Recent Examples of ineligible
Any small gift or reward from the charity makes the entire contribution ineligible for a QCD.
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Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Serious inquiries have turned up only vanishingly rare cases of ineligible people voting or of someone voting twice in any election.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The charging document says that people convicted of child enticement are subject to lifetime supervision and are ineligible for probation or parole for at least five years.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Lowering the temperature threshold would likely increase the number of days ineligible for electricity shut-offs.
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Chloe Bennett-Steele,
StateImpact,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Serious inquiries have turned up only vanishingly rare cases of ineligible people voting or of someone voting twice in any election.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The charging document says that people convicted of child enticement are subject to lifetime supervision and are ineligible for probation or parole for at least five years.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Lowering the temperature threshold would likely increase the number of days ineligible for electricity shut-offs.
—
Chloe Bennett-Steele,
StateImpact,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineligible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineligible
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The disqualified angler, whose identity has not been made public, was reportedly in first place and looking at $100,000 in prize money.
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Patterson initially was charged with one count of election fraud — voting by disqualified person, which is a Class I felony and punishable by not more than $10,000, or imprisoned up to 3½ years, or both.
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If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.
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She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineligible. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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