indispensable

in·dis·pens·able

adj \ˌin-di-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl\

Definition of INDISPENSABLE

1

: not subject to being set aside or neglected <an indispensable obligation>

2

: absolutely necessary : essential <an indispensable member of the staff>

— in·dis·pens·abil·i·ty \-ˌspen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— indispensable noun

— in·dis·pens·able·ness \-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl-nəs\ noun

— in·dis·pens·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of INDISPENSABLE

1. <fully aware that he was an indispensable assistant, he decided that it was high time that he be paid what he was worth>

First Known Use of INDISPENSABLE

1653

Related to INDISPENSABLE

Synonyms: all-important, critical, imperative, essential, integral, must-have, necessary, necessitous, needed, needful, required, requisite, vital

Antonyms: dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded

Related Words: prerequisite; compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory; consequential, crucial, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty; basic, central, fundamental, key, organic; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent

Near Antonyms: undesired, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; excess, external, extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus

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