indispensable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not to be dispensed with; essential
foods indispensable to good nutrition
Related & opposite
- necessary also see
- dispensable antonym
- dispensability attribute
- vitalness derivation
- vital similar to
Sense 2 adjective
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
essential tools and materials
Related & opposite
- essentiality derivation
- vitalness derivation
- essential derivation
- necessary similar to
Sense 3 adjective
unavoidable
the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state
Related & opposite
- obligatory similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | necessary |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | dispensable |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | dispensability |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vitalness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vital |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | essentiality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vitalness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | essential |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | necessary |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | obligatory |