Synonyms for ineligible
ɪnˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəlin·el·i·gi·ble

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1. ineligibleadjective

   Antonyms:
   eligible

2. ineligibleadjective

   Antonyms:
   eligible

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1. ineligibleadjective

   not eligible

   "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"

   Antonyms:
   suitable, worthy, legal, in line, entitled, pensionable, eligible, bailable, desirable

2. ineligibleadjective

   prohibited by official rules

   "an ineligible pass receiver"

   Antonyms:
   desirable, legal, worthy, eligible, entitled, pensionable, suitable, bailable, in line

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1. ineligibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   that cannot be elected (to office)

2. ineligibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   inexpedient, unadvisable, objectionable

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1. ineligibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   disqualified

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1. List of paraphrases for "ineligible":

   non-eligible, non-qualifying, non-allowable, inadmissible, non-entitled, non-qualified, non-admissible, unacceptable, disentitled, eligible, unfit, non-reportable

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How to use ineligible in a sentence?

1. H. L. Mencken:

   If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

2. The Catalan club:

   FC Barcelona announces that the Club is to continue to fight for the Women’s team’s rights after they were sanctioned by the Competition Committee for fielding an ineligible line-up, with an appeal to be presented in due course, should the sanction not be revoked on appeal, FC Barcelona will take every possible action, as it is considered that the line-up ended up being deemed ineligible due to technicalities in this case.

3. Chris Bergin:

   Now we believe that Miguel is eligible for naturalization because criminal conviction doesn't render him ineligible through' bad moral character.' That's the term they use, that's what we're going to argue, and I think it's a good argument.

4. Brad Raffensperger:

   Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections, that is why I fought and beat Stacey Abrams in court in 2019 to remove nearly 300,000 obsolete voter files before the November election, and will do so again this year. Bottom line, there is no legitimate reason to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.

5. Bob Menendez:

   Now that the district court considers the future of the program within the context of the Biden Administration’s DACA rule, President Biden must use President Biden existing authority to protect Dreamers who are ineligible to apply for DACA.