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indispensable
[in-di-spen-suh-buhl]
adjective
absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite.
an indispensable member of the staff.
Synonyms:incapable of being disregarded or neglected.
an indispensable obligation.
noun
a person or thing that is indispensable.
indispensable
/ ˌɪԻɪˈɛԲəə /
adjective
absolutely necessary; essential
not to be disregarded or escaped
an indispensable role
noun
an indispensable person or thing
Other Word Forms
- indispensability noun
- indispensableness noun
- indispensably adverb
- ˌԻ徱ˌԲˈٲ noun
- ˌԻ徱ˈԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of indispensable1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Patience and foresight are underappreciated, but indispensable virtues of constitutional government.
While the original strategy was to make Taiwan indispensable in this area of critical technology, the pandemic supply chain difficulties changed the calculus because relying on a single country seemed like a greater risk.
Genuine religious faith is often indispensable to resisting concentrations of unjust power in a republic, as it was in America’s civil rights movement.
Genuine religious faith is often indispensable to resisting concentrations of unjust power in a republic, as it was in America's civil rights movement.
Despite shifting global priorities and a hands-off posture at first, the US ultimately stepped in as the indispensable mediator between South Asia's nuclear rivals.
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