Meaning & use
qualified
Having the skills, knowledge, or official credentials needed to do a particular job or task.
See it in a sentence
She is fully qualified to teach high school chemistry after earning her teaching certificate.
Only qualified applicants with a valid license may apply for the electrician position.
A note on using this word
Qualified can also mean limited or conditional, as in a qualified success, so context determines which sense applies.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unqualified
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Limited or restricted rather than complete or absolute.
The reviewer gave the restaurant only qualified praise, admitting the service was slow.
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