Definition Synonyms
Definition of indispensable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
necessityabsolutely necessary or essential for a purpose
- Water is indispensable for life.
Noun
essentialperson or thing you can't do without
- She is an indispensable in our team.
Expressions with indispensable
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absolutely necessary for survival or functioning
Water is indispensable as air for human life.
no person is so necessary that others cannot continue without them
After the manager quit, they said no-one is indispensable.
act so others feel they cannot do without you
She tried to make herself indispensable at her new job.
no one is so important they can't be replaced
Even the CEO knows that nobody's indispensable in the company.
Origin of indispensable
Latin, in (not) + dispensabilis (able to be dispensed)
Terms with indispensable included in their meaning
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necessity
something fundamental or indispensable
essentials
something that is essential or indispensable
necessity
something essential or indispensable in a situation
essential group
small group of indispensable persons or things
people
not indispensable or unique
marketing
unique attributes making a product indispensable
necessity
anything that is indispensable
necessity
indispensable element or quality
importance
quality of being fundamental or indispensable
essential nature
quality of being indispensable or crucial
Examples of indispensable in a sentence
Her guidance was indispensable to the project's success. In the kitchen, the chef's knife is an indispensable. For the project, his expertise was an indispensable.
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- French:indispensable, élément indispensable, ...
- German:unentbehrlich, Unverzichtbare, ...
- Italian:indispensabile, elemento indispensabile, ...
- Spanish:indispensable, persona indispensable, ...
- Portuguese:indispensável, ...
- Chinese:必不可少, 不可或缺的人或物, ...
- Japanese:不可欠な, 不可欠, ...
- Arabic:ضَرُورِيّ, عُنْصُر أَسَاسِي, ...
- Hebrew:הֶכְרֵחִי, בִּלְתִּי־נִתָּן־לְהַחְלָפָה, ...
- Russian:незаменимый, необходимый элемент, ...
- Ukrainian:незамінний, ...
- Hindi:अनिवार्य, ...
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