Meaning

3 senses
  1. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.

    An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.

    unentbehrlich, unverzichtbar

    необходи́мыйneobxodímyj, непрело́жныйneprelóžnyj, обяза́тельныйobjazátelʹnyj

    обов'язко́вийobovʺjazkóvyj, незамі́ннийnezamínnyj, необхі́днийneobxídnyj

    absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

  2. Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.

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

    ausnahmlos, grundsätzlich

    неотъе́млемыйneotʺjémlemyj

Examples

64 sentences
  1. Tom considers himself indispensable.

    Том вважає себе незамінним.

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  2. Water is indispensable to life.

    Вода необхідна для життя.

    ruВода необходима для жизни.

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  3. Nobody is indispensable.

    Незамінних не буває.

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  4. Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

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  5. Tom has made himself indispensable.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
absolutely necessary:
not dispensable:
Русский
By meaning 3
absolutely necessary:
not dispensable:
not subject to exemption:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
absolutely necessary:
not dispensable:
not subject to exemption:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, correspond

Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.

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Forms

more indispensable, most indispensable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary:essential

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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