indispensable
Americanadjective
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absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite.
an indispensable member of the staff.
- Synonyms:
- needed
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incapable of being disregarded or neglected.
an indispensable obligation.
noun
adjective
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absolutely necessary; essential
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not to be disregarded or escaped
an indispensable role
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Related Words
See necessary.
Other Word Forms
- indispensability noun
- indispensableness noun
- indispensably adverb
Etymology
Origin of indispensable
First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin indispēnsābilis “not subject to dispensation.” See in- 3, dispensable
Example Sentences
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Loktev didn’t set out to be a witness to history, but what she’s emerged with is an indispensable record and a rallying cry.
From Los Angeles Times
“Daily Memo” has become the diary Los Angeles never asked for but which is now indispensable, documenting in real time one of the most terrifying chapters in the region’s history.
From Los Angeles Times
These minerals are indispensable for everything from electric vehicles to defense technologies.
He immediately won another championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, leading some to conclude that Mr. Brady had been the indispensable man.
They were served by a cosmopolitan retinue: Sri Lankan singers, Arab managers, European chefs and always Afghan workers in a multitude of indispensable roles.
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