unqualified C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌnˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ UK /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking required qualifications; or complete and absolute The plan met with their unqualified approval. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking required... unfitineligibleincompetentinexperiencedabsoluteoutrighttotal ↔ Opposites qualifiedcompetenteligibleconditional Word family Forms unqualifiedly Derived forms unqualifiedly Related forms qualifyqualifiedqualification Etymology AI details From un- ('not') + qualified, from qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make'). un- Old English qualis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unqualified **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ ## Meanings 1. lacking required qualifications; or complete and absolute ## Examples - The plan met with their unqualified approval. ## Synonyms - unfit - ineligible - incompetent - inexperienced - absolute - outright - total ## Antonyms - qualified - competent - eligible - conditional ## Derived Forms - unqualifiedly ## Related Forms - qualify - qualified - qualification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: un- - Root: qualis ## Etymology From un- ('not') + qualified, from qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Unqualified comes from un- ('not') + qualified, from qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As an adjective, it carries the sense "lacking required qualifications; or complete and absolute", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English un- and Latin qualis. Derivative forms include unqualifiedly; related words include qualify, qualified, qualification. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown