ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ineligible

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ineligible is an adjective meaning Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

Meaning

Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

More Meanings

  1. One who is not eligible.

Example Sentences

Employees of the promoter are ineligible to enter the competition.
However, migration of workers from the ineligible population into the eligible population also changes the composition of the ineligibles.

Word Forms

Synonyms for ineligible

Depending on context, synonyms include unqualified, undesirable, legal, illegal, unentitled, disqualified.

Antonyms for ineligible

Common opposites include eligible.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unqualified, unentitled, undesirable, illegal, legal, disqualified.

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