indispensable

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled indispensibly

US /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/ UK /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
So important or necessary that you cannot manage without it.

A good dictionary is indispensable for serious language learners.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · so important or necessary... essential

Opposites

dispensable

Word family

Forms indispensablesindispensably

Derived forms indispensabilityindispensablenessindispensably

Etymology

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

indispensābilis la-med

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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