ineligible
Barred from participation
Ineligible means not qualified or entitled to be chosen or included.
Someone ineligible for a job lacks required credentials.
A player ruled ineligible cannot compete.
He was ineligible for the scholarship because of his grades.
The noun form names someone who fails to meet requirements: The ineligibles were cut from the list.
Declared unfit to compete
- barredBlocked from entry
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- rejectedRefused or turned away
disallowed · debarred · blacklisted · ruled out · prohibited · suspended · expelled · ousted
Lacking required credentials
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
incapable · unprepared · unready · lacking · deficient · unworthy · unentitled · unauthorized
Made no longer binding
- annulledDeclared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
nullified · overturned · canceled · struck down · quashed · negated · withdrawn · repealed
Eligibility threshold by years
- residency requirementRule demanding local dwelling
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- income thresholdRequired earnings level
- means testEvaluation of financial eligibility
background check · prerequisite · qualification · cutoff · restriction · requirement · deadline · application
disqualified
Declared unfit to compete
rejected · disallowed · debarred · blacklisted · ruled out · prohibited · suspended · expelled · ousted · sidelined
unqualified
Lacking required credentials
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
incompetent · incapable · unprepared · unready · lacking · deficient · unworthy · unentitled · unauthorized · unlicensed
invalidated
Made no longer binding
rescinded · nullified · overturned · canceled · struck down · quashed · negated · withdrawn · repealed · disallowed
age limit
Eligibility threshold by years
- residency requirementRule demanding local dwelling
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- income thresholdRequired earnings level
means test · background check · prerequisite · qualification · cutoff · restriction · requirement · deadline · application · documentation
- competitor statusactive, inactive, retired, current, former
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
- relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, separated
- selection statusselected, unselected, chosen, unchosen, picked
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, invisible, inside, indoor
- eligibilityqualified, disqualified, means testing, income threshold, income limits
ineligibleeligible
Meeting required conditions
qualified · entitled · suitable · acceptable · admissible