ineligibility
State of exclusion
Ineligibility is the state of not meeting requirements for something—a position, benefit, or opportunity.
Rules establish criteria; failing to meet them creates ineligibility: His criminal record meant ineligibility for the teaching position.
Age, citizenship, prior participation, or rule violations commonly trigger ineligibility: The NCAA ruled on the player's ineligibility.
Removal from eligibility
- inadmissibilityQuality of being prohibited
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- debarmentFormal exclusion from privilege
- preclusionAct of blocking beforehand
expulsion · ban · blacklisting · ostracism · lockout · ejection · ousting · disallowance
Removal from eligibility
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- incapableLacking requisite ability
inadequate · incompetent · unentitled · uncertified · unlicensed · unaccredited · noncompliant · deficient
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infractionMinor rule breach
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- misconductImproper professional behavior
nonobservance · contravention · infringement · offense · irregularity · delinquency · flouting · disobedience
Not allowed
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- impermissibleNot permitted by rules
- disallowedOfficially not permitted
unauthorized · prohibited · interdicted · outlawed · barred · restricted · taboo · contraband
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
blockage · impediment · limitation · restriction · hurdle · disqualifier · stumbling block · roadblock
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
- inadmissibilityQuality of being prohibited
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- debarmentFormal exclusion from privilege
preclusion · expulsion · ban · blacklisting · ostracism · lockout · ejection · ousting · disallowance · barring
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
incapable · inadequate · incompetent · unentitled · uncertified · unlicensed · unaccredited · noncompliant · deficient · underqualified
violation
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infractionMinor rule breach
- transgressionViolation of law or code
misconduct · nonobservance · contravention · infringement · offense · irregularity · delinquency · flouting · disobedience · penalty
forbidden
Not allowed
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- impermissibleNot permitted by rules
disallowed · unauthorized · prohibited · interdicted · outlawed · barred · restricted · taboo · contraband · enjoined
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
handicap · blockage · impediment · limitation · restriction · hurdle · disqualifier · stumbling block · roadblock · encumbrance
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- penaltiespenalty, fine, civil penalty, criminal penalty, infractions
- disciplinary actionsreprimand, warning, suspension, demotion, firing
- Unsuitabilityinappropriateness, unfitness, mismatch, impropriety, incongruity
ineligibilityeligibility
State of meeting criteria
qualification · admissibility · acceptability · fitness · suitability
ineligibilityeligibility
State of meeting criteria
entitlement · authorization · right · enfranchisement · inclusion
select, eligible, ineligible, eligibility, selectivity, eligibles, ineligibles, noneligible