Qualified
Qualified adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: the candidate has demonstrated that he is amply qualified for the position
Trained is a synonym for qualified in capable topic. In some cases you can use "Trained" instead an adjective "Qualified", when it comes to topics like able.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- prepared and qualified
- prepared and trained
- equipped and qualified
- equipped and trained
- fit and qualified
- fit and trained
- suitable and qualified
- suitable and trained
- accomplished and qualified
- accomplished and trained
- disciplined and qualified
- disciplined and trained
- adapted and qualified
- adapted and trained
Both words in one sentence
- It's why people like Fabio and Carla were so well liked, since they more qualified as performers than technicians (while Carla was classically trained, her food was more soulful than anything else).
Source: Technician vs. Performer - One of the first things MatPat does in the video is describe Phoenix Wright as a "paralegal." Paralegals are trained and educated on topics of the law, but they are not qualified to be lawyers by definition.
- Hawkes was a doctor/surgeon, but he later became a trained pathologist,making him qualified to do autopsies.
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