QUALIFY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for QUALIFY?

Need another word that means the same as “qualify”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “qualify” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Qualify” are: dispose, condition, specify, stipulate, measure up, characterise, characterize, modify, be eligible, meet the requirements, count, be counted, be considered, be designated, be characterizable, certificated, licensed, gain qualifications, gain certification, be certified, be licensed, be authorized, authorize, allow, permit, license, empower, fit, equip, prepare, arm, make ready, train, upskill, educate, coach, teach, bounded, guarded, limit, make conditional, restrict, add reservations to, add to, make additions to, add a rider to

Qualify as a Verb

Definitions of "Qualify" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “qualify” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make (a statement or assertion) less absolute; add reservations to.
• Attribute a specified quality to something; describe something as.
• Make (someone) competent or knowledgeable enough to do something.
• Alter the strength or flavour of (something, especially a liquid.
• (of a word or phrase) attribute a quality to (another word, especially a preceding noun).
• Make more specific.
• Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.
• Officially recognize or establish (someone) as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity.
• Be or make properly entitled to be classed in a particular way.
• Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
• Become officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations.
• Prove capable or fit; meet requirements.
• Pronounce fit or able.
• Add a modifier to a constituent.
• Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
• Make (something) less severe or extreme.
• Become eligible for a competition or its final rounds, by reaching a certain standard or defeating a competitor.
• Make fit or prepared.

Synonyms of "Qualify" as a verb (46 Words)

add a rider to	Bestow a quality on.
add reservations to	Constitute an addition.
add to	Make an addition by combining numbers.
allow	Allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something. Income rose by 11 per cent allowing for inflation.
arm	Supply with arms. The U S armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan.
authorize	Grant authorization or clearance for. The troops were authorized to use force.
be authorized	Have an existence, be extant.
be certified	Have an existence, be extant.
be characterizable	Be priced at.
be considered	Have an existence, be extant.
be counted	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
be designated	Be identical or equivalent to.
be eligible	Spend or use time.
be licensed	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
bounded	Spring back; spring away from an impact.
certificated	Present someone with a certificate.
characterise	Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.
characterize	Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of. The disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system.
coach	Travel by coach. Fly or coach to the shores of the Mediterranean.
condition	Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny. Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid.
count	Take into account include. She met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends.
dispose	Give, sell, or transfer to another. Personalities that dispose them to be uncooperative and egotistic.
educate	Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. She had crises of conscience about how best to educate her youngest child.
empower	Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. Movements to empower the poor.
equip	Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose. The expedition was equipped with proper clothing food and other necessities.
fit	Make fit. This piece won t fit into the puzzle.
gain certification	Rise in rate or price.
gain qualifications	Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
guarded	Protect against a challenge or attack.
license	Permit (someone) to do something. I am licensed to practice law in this state.
licensed	Authorize officially.
limit	Restrict or confine within limits. Limit the time you can spend with your friends.
make additions to	Be or be capable of being changed or made into.
make conditional	Make, formulate, or derive in the mind.
make ready	Have a bowel movement.
measure up	Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.
meet the requirements	Be in direct physical contact with; make contact.
modify	Add a modifier to a constituent. She may be prepared to modify her views.
permit	Allow for; admit of. Children are not permitted beyond this point.
prepare	Prepare for eating by applying heat. Prepare the discord in bar 139.
restrict	Place restrictions on. At first the Americans tried to restrict news of their involvement in Vietnam.
specify	Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement make an express demand or provision in an agreement. The agency failed to specify that the workers were not their employees.
stipulate	Give a guarantee or promise of. The contract stipulates the dates of the payments.
teach	Work as a teacher. I ll teach you to throw rocks at my windows.
train	Create by training and teaching. They trained him to be a warrior.
upskill	Teach (an employee) additional skills. They will provide grants of up to 75 for staff who decide to upskill.

Usage Examples of "Qualify" as a verb

• I've only just qualified.
• The propositions have been qualified as heretical.
• Qualify these remarks.
• A pensioner who does not qualify for income support.
• The courses qualify you as an instructor of the sport.
• The training necessary to qualify as a solicitor.
• England are in danger of failing to qualify.
• He qualifies as a genuine political refugee.
• I'm not qualified to write on the subject.
• She felt obliged to qualify her first short answer.
• He qualified his mug of water with a plentiful infusion of the liquor.
• His sincere piety, his large heart always qualify his errors.

Associations of "Qualify" (30 Words)

able	Having considerable skill proficiency or intelligence. Able to learn.
allow	Allow the presence of or allow an activity without opposing or prohibiting. He stopped to allow his eyes to adjust.
applicant	A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission. Applicants for the degree course.
authorize	Give or delegate power or authority to. She authorized her assistant to sign the papers.
barring	The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
benefit	Derive a benefit from. The areas would benefit from regeneration.
certification	The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on. A fundamental requirement for organic certification.
characterize	Describe the distinctive nature or features of. You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist.
decriminalize	Make legal. A battle to decriminalize cannabis.
duty	The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force- John. Every right implies a responsibility every opportunity an obligation every possession a duty.
empower	Give or delegate power or authority to. Members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies.
enable	Make (a device or system) operational; activate. The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain.
endue	Give qualities or abilities to. Our sight would be endued with a far greater sharpness.
ennoble	Give (someone) a noble rank or title. The theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind.
entitle	Give the right to. The landlord is entitled to require references.
exam	A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge. He was likely to fail his exams again.
exclude	Deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege. One cannot exclude the possibility of a fall in house prices.
exclusion	The state of being excommunicated. He had a hand in my exclusion from the committee.
exemption	A deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc. Vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax.
favour	Bestow a privilege upon. I ve come to ask you a favour.
fit	Be the right size or shape fit correctly or as desired. Felt relaxed and fit after their holiday.
immunity	The condition in which an organism can resist disease. The rebels were given immunity from prosecution.
impunity	Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. Protestors burned flags on the streets with impunity.
legalize	Make legal. The Swiss parliament legalized cannabis.
mercy	Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. His death was in a way a mercy.
permit	An official document giving someone authorization to do something. Weather permitting guests can dine outside on the veranda.
perquisite	A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right. The perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating.
prefer	Give preference to one creditor over another. He was eventually preferred to the bishopric of Durham.
prerogative	Arising from the prerogative of the Crown usually delegated to the government or the judiciary and based in common law rather than statutory law. In some countries higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich.
privilege	Bestow a privilege upon. He has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege.