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overqualified

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: underqualified

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English qualified English overqualified From over- + qualified.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: liian pätevä — Translations
  • Finnish: ylipätevä — Translations
  • French: surqualifié — Translations
  • Polish: za wykwalifikowany — Translations
  • Swedish: överkvalificerad — Translations