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qualify
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of QUALIFY
1
to limit the meaning of (as a noun) <qualifying the noun “adventure” in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing>
Synonyms modify
2
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function <raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting>
3
to give a right to <this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price>
Related Words empower, enable, enfranchise, license (also licence); approve, endorse (also indorse); allow, let, permit; accredit, certificate, certify, charter [British], ratify; legitimize, sanction, validate, warrant; reaccredit, reapprove, recertify, recharter, revalidate
Near Antonyms disable, disempower, disenfranchise; decertify; disallow, forbid, proscribe; delegitimize, invalidate, nullify
Antonyms disqualify
4
to give official or legal power to <passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law>
Synonyms accredit, certify, charter [British], commission, empower, enable, invest, license (also licence), qualify, vest, warrant
Related Words approve, clear, credential, endorse (also indorse), OK (or okay), sanction; affirm, confirm, validate; inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, swear in; allow, let, permit; enfranchise, entitle, privilege
Near Antonyms ban, bar, block, constrain, deny, disallow, disbar, discourage, disenfranchise, disfranchise, exclude, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, prevent, shut out, stop; enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, veto
Antonyms disqualify
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