indispensable

Meaning

Noun

1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
2. (colloquial, dated, in-plural) Trousers.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
2. Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
3. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.

Synonyms

necessary

essential

required

vital

requisite

absolutely necessary

needful

irreplaceable

cannot do without something

imperative

urgent

‼️

compulsory

priceless

inevitable

important

needed

obligatory

useful

must-have

unrenewable

unreplaceable

indispensables

apodeictic

undispensable

apodictic

critical

‼️

crucial

inalienable

incalculable

incommutable

invaluable

irrecoverable

irreparable

mandatory

necessity

need

nonrenewable

overriding

unavoidable

unrecoverable

Translations

indispensable

indispensabile

indispensable

unentbehrlich

onmisbaar

indispensável

imprescindible

onontbeerlijk

unerlässlich

unverzichtbar

indispensable

essencial

essentiel

essenziale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

Etymology

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