a. | 1. | |
1. | Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite. | |
2. | (Eccl.) Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption. | |
3. | Unavoidable; inevitable. |
Adj. | 1. | indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition" Antonyms: dispensable - capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property" |
2. | indispensable - absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" Synonyms: essential | |
3. | indispensable - unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state" |