prescreened
Filtered before consideration
Prescreened means evaluated or filtered in advance.
Job applicants may be prescreened before formal interviews.
Only prescreened candidates will be contacted.
Prescreened credit offers arrive because the recipient already meets basic criteria.
The prefix emphasizes that screening happened beforehand, narrowing a pool before the main selection process.
Carefully investigated beforehand
- shortlistedAdvanced to final consideration
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
chosen · designated · prequalified · preselected · endorsed · certified · cleared · accepted
Examined for suitability
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- sortedPut in order
- winnowedSorted by quality
separated · weeded · culled · eliminated · narrowed · refined · evaluated · assessed
Those seeking selection
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- hiringGiving someone work
qualified · shortlisted · talent · recruiters · headhunted · sourced · pipeline · prospects
Examined for quality
- examinedLooked at closely
- diagnosedDetermined a medical condition
- assessedDetermined value or quality
- evaluatedDetermined worth or quality
detected · identified · triaged · bloodwork · mammogram · colonoscopy · genetic · cholesterol
Found not guilty
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- credentialedHaving formal qualifications verified
- badgedBearing official identification
- authorizedGiven official permission
admitted · approved · identified · authenticated · validated · confirmed · risk-assessed · vetting
vetted
Carefully investigated beforehand
- shortlistedAdvanced to final consideration
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
approved · chosen · designated · prequalified · preselected · endorsed · certified · cleared · accepted · sanctioned
screened
Examined for suitability
winnowed · separated · weeded · culled · eliminated · narrowed · refined · evaluated · assessed · reviewed
candidates
Those seeking selection
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
hiring · qualified · shortlisted · talent · recruiters · headhunted · sourced · pipeline · prospects · prequalified
tested
Examined for quality
evaluated · detected · identified · triaged · bloodwork · mammogram · colonoscopy · genetic · cholesterol · checkup
cleared
Found not guilty
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- credentialedHaving formal qualifications verified
- badgedBearing official identification
authorized · admitted · approved · identified · authenticated · validated · confirmed · risk-assessed · vetting · clearance
prescreenedunscreened
Not filtered or checked
unvetted · unreviewed · unevaluated · unchecked · unexamined