different between qualified vs useful

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
• Hyphenation: qual?i?fied

Adjective

qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)

1. Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
2. Restricted or limited by conditions.

   Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.

Antonyms

• non-qualified
• unqualified

Derived terms

• well-qualified

Translations

Verb

qualified

1. simple past tense and past participle of qualify

English

Etymology

From use +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?sf?l/

Adjective

useful (comparative usefuller or more useful, superlative usefullest or most useful)

1. Having a practical or beneficial use.

   Synonyms: noteful, serviceable, utilitarian, utile

   Antonyms: unuseful, useless, harmful

Usage notes

• Prepositions: useful is used in useful for <purpose>, useful for <person> and useful to <person>. The words useful to are also found in constructions such as It is useful to do, in which to marks an infinitive rather than being a preposition.

Derived terms

Translations