| ADJECTIVE | all | indispensable | not to be dispensed with |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | indispensable, essential | absolutely necessary | |
| all | indispensable | unavoidable |
| Sounds | ih.ndihspeh'nsahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | not to be dispensed with; essential. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "foods indispensable to good nutrition" | |
| Attribute of | dispensability, dispensableness | The quality possessed by something that you can get along without |
| Narrower | critical, vital | urgently needed |
| See also | essential | Basic and fundamental |
| necessary | absolutely essential | |
| Opposite | dispensable | capable of being dispensed ... / dispensed ... / dispensed with or done without |
| Spanish | imprescindible, indispensable | |
| Catalan | imprescindible, indispensable | |
| Nouns | indispensability, indispensableness | the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without |
| Meaning | absolutely necessary; vitally necessary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an indispensable worker" | |
| Synonym | essential | |
| Broader | necessary | absolutely essential |
| Spanish | esencial, imprescindible, indispensable | |
| Catalan | essencial, imprescindible, indispensable | |
| Nouns | indispensability, indispensableness, vitalness | the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without |
| Meaning | unavoidable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state" | |
| Broader | obligatory | morally or legally constraining or binding |
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