English Dictionary
Definition of “indispensable”
indispensable (ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- absolutely necessary; essential
- not to be disregarded or escaped ⇒
an indispensable role
noun
- an indispensable person or thing
Alternative Forms
ˌindisˌpensaˈbility ˌindisˈpensableness noun ˌindisˈpensably adverb
Synonyms
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essential,
necessary,
needed,
key,
vital,
crucial,
imperative,
requisite,
needful,
must-have,
Translations
- British English:
indispensable
If someone or something is indispensable, they are absolutely essential and other people or things cannot function without them.She was becoming indispensable to him.ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbl ADJECTIVE She was becoming indispensable to him.
- Spanish:
indispensable
adj
- French:
indispensable
adj
- German:
unentbehrlich
adj
- Chinese: 不可或缺的 adj
- Arabic: لا غِنَى عَنْهُ adj
- Portuguese: indispensável adj
- Russian: обязательный adj обязательная
- Croatian: neophodan adj neophodna
- Czech: nezbytný adj
- Danish: uundværlig adj
- Dutch: onontbeerlijk adj
- Finnish: korvaamaton adj
- Greek: απαραίτητος adj απαραίτητη
- Italian: indispensabile adj
- Japanese: 不可欠な no_posp
- Korean: 필수의 adj
- Norwegian: uunnværlig adj
- Polish: niezbędny adj niezbędna
- Brazilian Portuguese: indispensável adj
- European Spanish:
indispensable
adj
- Swedish: oumbärlig adj oumbärligt
- Thai: ที่ขาดไม่ได้ adj
- Turkish: vazgeçilmez adj
- Vietnamese: không thể thiếu được adj
Usage examples
He had quickly made himself indispensable : the ubiquitous, indispensable Herr Hanke.
Townsend, Eileen, In Love and War (1989)Some Reds, like Graham May of the official supporters club, believe that Beckham is indispensable.
Spiked (2003)Another paradox is that all things considered, Mr. Landry is more indispensable to the PQ than Mr. Chrtien was to the Liberal party.
Globe and Mail (2003)For more than 27 million Brits including a whole generation of youngsters, the Internet has become an indispensable part of our lives.
Sun, News of the World (2004)It gave rise to the hope that opera would become an indispensable part of British cultural life.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
