Indispensable synonyms

ĭn'dĭ-spĕn'sə-bəl

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unavoidable
That cannot be avoided; inevitable
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necessary (related)
Logically inevitable:
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needed
Necessary; being needed.
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vital
Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness:
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de rigueur
Required by fashion; fashionable
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obligatory
The definition of obligatory is necessary, required or expected as a result of law or social custom.
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fundamental
Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.
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nonessential (antonym)
Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but does not need to be included in the diet because of the body's ability to synthesize it from other nutrients:
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requisite
The definition of requisite is something required or necessary.
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important (related)
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
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indispensible (related)
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invaluable (related)
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indespensible (related)
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indespensable (related)
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essential
(Biochemistry) Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet:
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sine qua non
Incapable of being dispensed with
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required
Needed; essential:
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basic
Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
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cardinal
Of main importance; principal; chief
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crucial
Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome:
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imperative
The definition of imperative is something that has authority or is absolutely necessary.
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integral
Necessary for completeness; essential
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needful
The definition of needful is something that is required.
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prerequisite
Required beforehand, esp. as a necessary condition for something following
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essentiality
Essential quality, fact, or thing
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indispensability
The characteristic of being indispensable.
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dispensable (antonym)
(Of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
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unnecessary (antonym)
Not needed or necessary.
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superfluous (antonym)
Being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive
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redundant (antonym)
The definition of redundant is more than enough or too much of something.
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needless (antonym)
Not needed; unnecessary.
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critical
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
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Indispensable Sentence Examples

  • Formerly a friend and disciple of Mazzini, with whom he had broken on the question of the monarchical form of government which Crispi believed indispensable to the unification of Italy, he had afterwards been one of Garibaldis most efficient coadjutors and an active member of the party of action.

  • After a night's sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast.

  • Tikhon Shcherbaty was one of the most indispensable men in their band.

  • Hence a good herbarium forms an indispensable part of a botanical museum or institution.

  • Perhaps it is even indispensable as a preliminary statement.

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