Meaning & use
indispensable
So important or useful that it cannot be done without.
See it in a sentence
A reliable internet connection has become indispensable for remote workers.
Her calm judgment made her an indispensable member of the emergency team.
A note on using this word
Indispensable is stronger than important; it suggests a task or plan would genuinely fail without that person or thing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
dispensableunnecessary
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