Synonyms of qualifying

qualifying

verb

present participle of qualify

1

as in modifying

to limit the meaning of (as a noun)

qualifying the noun "adventure" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modifying
• altering
• misrepresenting
• distorting
• narrowing
• warping
• misstating
• coloring
• twisting
• perverting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expanding
• widening
• broadening

2

as in preparing

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• equipping
• training
• enabling
• fitting
• teaching
• adjusting
• shaping
• readying
• adapting
• conditioning
• tailoring
• grooming
• seasoning
• authorizing
• entitling
• educating
• empowering
• schooling
• accustoming
• habituating
• tutoring
• instructing
• indoctrinating

3

as in entitling

to give a right to

this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitling
• authorizing
• enabling
• permitting
• empowering
• privileging
• allowing
• licensing
• approving
• endorsing
• enfranchising
• sanctioning
• certificating
• letting
• certifying
• validating
• ratifying
• legitimizing
• accrediting
• warranting
• chartering
• recertifying
• reaccrediting
• reapproving
• revalidating
• rechartering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifying
• disabling
• forbidding
• proscribing
• disallowing
• invalidating
• disenfranchising
• nullifying
• disempowering
• decertifying
• delegitimizing

4

as in enabling

to give official or legal power to

passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• authorizing
• empowering
• permitting
• licensing
• certifying
• entitling
• commissioning
• investing
• accrediting
• vesting
• warranting
• allowing
• chartering
• approving
• sanctioning
• endorsing
• confirming
• validating
• affirming
• credentialing
• installing
• initiating
• letting
• inaugurating
• clearing
• privileging
• inducting
• OK'ing
• instating
• enfranchising
• swearing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifying
• excluding
• preventing
• denying
• blocking
• stopping
• impeding
• discouraging
• inhibiting
• hindering
• banning
• barring
• obstructing
• disallowing
• prohibiting
• constraining
• holding back
• shutting out
• forbidding
• proscribing
• enjoining
• outlawing
• disfranchising
• disbarring
• disenfranchising
• vetoing
• interdicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of qualifying

Because of the man’s prior qualifying convictions, police said the new drug-possession allegation could be charged as a felony under California’s Proposition 36 and Health and Safety Code Section 11395. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

It was left dormant a year ago, when Mahomes graded 26th among 27 qualifying quarterbacks on throws of 20-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage, per PFF data. — Sam McDowell 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Under the standard model, qualifying for those rewards requires potential traders to pay an upfront fee for a simulated evaluation of their trading skills—a hurdle that filters out the vast majority of applicants. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

The tax would apply to qualifying taxable purchases but would not apply to groceries, prescription medicine, rent or property taxes. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

How to access the lounge For domestic flights, passengers can enter the American Airlines Admirals Club with a membership or qualifying oneworld status. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Proceed to checkout and place your order for the qualifying item(s). — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026

Bonus bets are credited to your account within 24 hours once the qualifying bet settles. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Beginning the next day, Pennsylvania State Police say unlicensed machines outside casinos and qualifying truck stops may be seized, and the businesses operating them could face prosecution. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026