indispensable

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Synonyms: indispensible, undispensable, indispensably, dispensable, indispensables

Antonyms: indispensible, undispensable, indispensably, dispensable, indispensables

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Absolutely [[necessary]] or [[requisite]]; that one cannot do without. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|of duties, rules etc.}} {{U|unbendable}}, that cannot be set aside or ignored. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical|obsolete}} Not admitting [[ecclesiastical]] [[dispensation]]; not subject to [[release]] or [[exemption]]; that cannot be allowed by bending the [[canonical]] rules. {{defdate|16th|17th c.}}

Noun

1. A thing that is not [[dispensable]]; a [[necessity]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|in the plural|colloquial|dated}} {{U|trousers}}. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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