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indispensable — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • essential adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • indispensable adjective So necessary that it cannot be done without.

Senses

indispensable is used for these senses in English:

  • essential Very important; of high importance.
  • imperative Essential; crucial; extremely important.

essential — full definition

  1. adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  2. noun A basic item or ingredient that is necessary.

imperative — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important; essential.
  2. adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
  3. noun Something absolutely necessary.
  4. noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.

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