Meanings
adjectiveoverqualified (comparative more overqualified, superlative most overqualified)
comparative more overqualified · superlative most overqualified
- Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Antonyms: underqualified
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishqualified
- Englishoverqualified
Translations
Finnish liian pätevä, ylipätevä
- liian päteväTranslations
- ylipäteväTranslations
French surqualifié
- surqualifiéTranslations
Polish za wykwalifikowany
- za wykwalifikowanyTranslations
Swedish överkvalificerad
- överkvalificeradTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
overqualified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overqualified
MLA
“overqualified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overqualified. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overqualified,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overqualified.
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