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| 1. | [ adjective ] not to be dispensed with; essential | |
| Examples: | "foods indispensable to good nutrition" |
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| Related terms: | dispensable critical necessary dispensability | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary | |
| Synonyms: | essential | |
| Examples: | "essential tools and materials" "funds essential to the completion of the project" "an indispensable worker" |
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| Related terms: | necessary | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] unavoidable | |
| Examples: | "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state" |
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| Related terms: | obligatory | |
| Similar spelling: |
indisputable indispensability indigenous in_dispute indissoluble |
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