Particular
Particular adjective - Hard to please.
Qualified and particular are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Qualified" instead an adjective "Particular".
Qualified
Qualified adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Particular and qualified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Particular" instead an adjective "Qualified".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- There is a common misconception among fans and people having worked in a particular field that non-experts are not qualified to comment on their work.
Source: Let's See You Do Better -
In particular, nearly every member of the team was apparently qualified in flying modern jet fighters, and did so often.
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It's not unheard of, especially in small communities, for someone to win first prize in a competition because only one person qualified to compete in that particular category bothered to show up.
Source: Overly Narrow Superlative
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