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Meaning of 'indispensable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Indispensable [ a.]
- Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.
- Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption.
- Unavoidable; inevitable.

Meaning of 'indispensable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . indispensable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not to be dispensed with; essential
Example in sentence:
  • foods indispensable to good nutrition
2 . indispensable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
Example in sentence:
  • an indispensable worker;
  • essential tools and materials;
  • funds essential to the completion of the project
Meaning (3):
- unavoidable
Example in sentence:
  • the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state

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