be eligible

Synonyms

qualify qualifying

Antonyms

enable qualify delegate authorize legalize entitle
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Examples

In order to be eligible to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter. James Thurber

By Christmas, with fair luck, he might be eligible for service in khaki: by Spring, if God was good, all the proud privileges of trench-lice, mustard gas, spattered brains, punctured lungs, ripped guts, asphyxiation, mud and gangrene, might be his. Thomas Wolfe

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that would be eligible for federally funded research. Steve Israel

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, more people will have insurance coverage and, in principle, be eligible for more care. Thomas R. Insel

If I had my way, no man guilty of golf would be eligible to any office of trust under the United States. H. L. Mencken

Words in the phrase

be eligible

Close letter words and terms

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