disqualifier
Automatic rejection criterion
A disqualifier is something that makes a person or thing ineligible or unsuitable.
In hiring, a criminal record may be a disqualifier.
In dating, certain traits serve as automatic disqualifiers: Smoking is a disqualifier for me.
The word often appears in contexts where candidates are screened against specific criteria.
Act of removing entirely
- removalAct of taking away
- dismissalRemoval from position
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
ouster · ban · debarment · exclusion · rejection · veto · blackball · disbarment
Official rules governing conduct
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- restrictionLimit on action
- banOfficial restriction on something
- preclusionAct of blocking beforehand
barrier · impediment · veto · proscription · interdiction · violation · infraction · breach
Required prior condition
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- conditionState or stipulation
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
benchmark · threshold · standard · parameter · constraint · limitation · restriction · precondition
elimination
Act of removing entirely
ejection · ouster · ban · debarment · exclusion · rejection · veto · blackball · disbarment · ineligibility
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- restrictionLimit on action
- banOfficial restriction on something
preclusion · barrier · impediment · veto · proscription · interdiction · violation · infraction · breach · technicality
prerequisite
Required prior condition
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- conditionState or stipulation
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
specification · benchmark · threshold · standard · parameter · constraint · limitation · restriction · precondition · minimum
forfeit
Lose through violation
- defaultPreset standard option
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
bye · upset · underdog · seed · bracket · tournament · playoff · wildcard · matchup · red card
disqualifierqualifier
Word or phrase limiting meaning
prerequisite · credential · qualification · certification · green light
disqualifierdealmaker
One who negotiates agreements
selling point · clincher · preference · nice-to-have · plus