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Definitions

indispensable

[in-di-spen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
necessary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basic crucial essential fundamental imperative necessary vital
WEAK
basal bottom-line cardinal key necessitous needed needful prerequisite primary required requisite
Antonyms
STRONGEST
additional auxiliary extra inessential minor nonessential secondary trivial unimportant
WEAK
dispensable needless redundant superfluous unnecessary

Example Sentences

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Jane Harman, the decision allowed Davis to remain competitive and eventually pay for the statewide ad blitz that is indispensable in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“While GPUs handle the heavy mathematical lifting for AI, modern high-core-count CPUs are becoming indispensable for orchestration, data-management, and real-time inference tasks that GPUs cannot perform efficiently,” Lee wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Still, oil remains an indispensable part of the industrial complex.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Not to mention the intelligence capabilities indispensable for such an operation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Hoover thought Dasch was withholding information so that he would have leverage over the FBI and would be considered indispensable.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple