Standard Lemma guide

ineligible

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Employees of the promoter are ineligible to enter the competition.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uneligible, unqualified

Antonyms: eligible

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is not eligible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not eligible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ineligible to vote
  • ineligible for retirement benefits

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: eligible

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

prohibited by official rules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an ineligible pass receiver

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French inéligible.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Bulgarian: неприемлив (nepriemliv) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Catalan: inelegible — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒有資格的 /没有资格的 (méiyǒu zīgé de) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不合格的 (bù hégé de) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Finnish: kelpaamaton — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • French: inéligible — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Galician: inelixible — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • German: untauglich — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hindi: अपात्र (apātra) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: nem jogosult — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: számba/szóba nem jöhető — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: nem megfelelő — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: el nem fogadható — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: alkalmatlan — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: elfogadhatatlan — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Hungarian: kizárt — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Interlingua: ineligibile — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Italian: ineleggibile — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Japanese: 無資格の (mushikaku no) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Japanese: 不適任な (futekinin na) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Japanese: できない (dekinai) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Portuguese: inelegível — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Serbo-Croatian: neovlašten — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Spanish: inelegible — not eligible; forbidden to do something
  • Urdu: نااہل (nāahal) — not eligible; forbidden to do something
Real reading context

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