ineligibly

In barred fashion

In a manner that fails to meet requirements or qualifications for something: She was ineligibly enrolled in the program and had to withdraw.

The word most often appears in contexts of rules violations—athletes competing ineligibly, candidates ineligibly placed on ballots, or benefits ineligibly claimed.

qualification

disqualified

Declared unfit to compete

rejected · invalid · unauthorized · inadmissible · unentitled · unfit · prohibited · restricted · precluded · unacceptable

handwriting

illegible

Cannot be read

blurred · messy · jotted · cramped · spidery · faint · squiggles · scribbled · scratched · hasty

speech

mumbled

Spoke indistinctly

muddled · inarticulate · indistinct · muffled · incomprehensible · unclear · incoherent · stuttered · jumbled · rambling

Opposites
qualification status

ineligiblyeligibly

In a qualifying manner

suitably · adequately · appropriately · permissibly · fittingly

permissibility

ineligiblyeligibly

In a qualifying manner

permissibly · allowably · legitimately · validly · legally

Phrases
Family

ineligible, ineligibility, ineligibles, ineligibilities

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G