Antonyms for indispensable
ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəlin·dis·pens·able

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1. indispensablenoun

   Antonyms:
   dispensable

2. indispensablenoun

   Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.

   Antonyms:
   dispensable

3. indispensableadjective

   Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.

   The law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnet

   Antonyms:
   dispensable

4. indispensableadjective

   An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.

   Antonyms:
   dispensable

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1. indispensable

   Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.

   Antonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Synonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

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1. indispensable

   Antonyms:
   unnecessary, unessential, inexpedient, dispensable

   Synonyms:
   necessary, essential, requisite, needful, expedient

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1. indispensableadjective

   not to be dispensed with; essential

   "foods indispensable to good nutrition"

   Antonyms:
   optional, unnecessary, dispensable, unneeded

   Synonyms:
   essential

2. essential, indispensableadjective

   absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

   "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"

   Antonyms:
   optional, unnecessary, unneeded, dispensable

   Synonyms:
   all important(p), of the essence(p), crucial, essential, substantive, all-important(a)

3. indispensableadjective

   unavoidable

   "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary, dispensable, optional

   Synonyms:
   essential

How to use indispensable in a sentence?

1. Jean Cocteau:

   I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.

2. Steve Vladeck:

   For California, and I think millions of Americans, it is indispensable to get clarity and certainty, and the best way to get certainty is to go to Supreme Court.

3. Torsten Hinrichs:

   Acquisitions are indispensable to create a European champion.

4. Noah Bookbinder:

   It's disappointing that the man who promised to 'drain the swamp' just took a massive step away from transparency by refusing the release the White House visitor logs that the American people have grown accustomed to accessing over the last six years and that provide indispensable information about who is seeking to influence the president, the Obama administration agreed to release the visitor logs in response to our lawsuits, and despite the Trump administration's worry over 'grave national security risks and concerns,' only positives for the American people came out of them.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   The Burmese election on Sunday was an important, though imperfect, step forward in the country's long journey toward democracy, it was also an affirmation of the indispensable role the United States can and should play in the world as a champion of peace and progress.

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