Antonyms for indispensable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-di-spen-suh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl


Definition of indispensable

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Medieval Latin indispensabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + dispensabilis (see dispensable). Related: Indispensably.
  • adj necessary
Example sentences :
  • Gas is indispensable in the operation of dirigible balloons, and gas is expensive.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • It would seem that for the first of these duties they are indispensable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • To effect this object, an alteration of the French frontier is indispensable.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • An equipage, indeed, is the one indispensable luxury of Rome.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • There are all sorts of indispensable formalities to be observed.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • You are aware that in these sort of transactions ready money is indispensable?
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • There he found what is indispensable to such a man—congeniality.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • I shall take care to explain all those which appear to me indispensable.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Rivalry is an indispensable and normal adjunct of such unity.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • And of these, the following, if not the most piquant and interesting, are the most indispensable to our History.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for indispensable

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