Synonyms for qualification
All synonyms
Noun
1. Capability
capability, eligibility, competency, competence, capacity, ability, fitness, power, sufficiency, endowment, suitableness, proficiency, aptitude, ableness
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
Related words
- Word family
- qualify
- Phrases
- paper qualification syndrome
Forms
- Plural
- qualifications → capabilities, eligibilities, competencies, competences…
Example sentences
- capability No one knows Morocco's true combat capability.
- eligibility See the section below to determine your eligibility.
- competence Ted doesn't have the competence to teach English.
- competency I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
- preparation We are studying hard in preparation for the exams.
- requirement So friendship is also a requirement for happiness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| qualification | falling | |
| capability | falling | |
| eligibility | steady | |
| competence | steady | |
| competency | steady | |
| preparation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- power2
- 6 letters
- making2
- 7 letters
- ability4, fitness2
- 8 letters
- capacity4, aptitude3, ableness
- 9 letters
- condition3, exception3, allowance3, endowment3
- 10 letters
- capability5, adaptation4, limitation4, competence3, mitigation4, competency4
- 11 letters
- requirement3, preparation4, reservation4, eligibility6, restriction3, proficiency4, sufficiency4
- 12 letters
- modification5, suitableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- qualification
- Italiano
- qualificazione
- Deutsch
- Qualifikation
- Català
- qualificació