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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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The cupboard is bare, underscoring just how indispensable Kane is.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

But things change quickly in tech, and the company still has to convince the market and customers that it remains indispensable.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

How central Helen felt then, how naturally indispensable!

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen