Eligible and Illegible are often mixed up. Eligible (adjective) means Having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions. · Synonym: Entitled, Permitted, Allowed, Qualified; Acceptable, Suitable, Appropriate. · Example: With your marks, you could be eligible for a number of scholarships, while Illegible (adjective) means Not clear enough to be read. · Synonym: Unreadable, Indecipherable, Unintelligible, Hard To Read. · Example: The cashier refused to cash my check because she could not understand the check writer’s illegible signature.
Meaning: Having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions. · Synonym: Entitled, Permitted, Allowed, Qualified; Acceptable, Suitable, Appropriate. · Example: With your marks, you could be eligible for a number of scholarships.
Example: With your marks, you could be eligible for a number of scholarships.
Meaning: Not clear enough to be read. · Synonym: Unreadable, Indecipherable, Unintelligible, Hard To Read. · Example: The cashier refused to cash my check because she could not understand the check writer’s illegible signature.
Example: The cashier refused to cash my check because she could not understand the check writer’s illegible signature.
