Dispensable and Requisite

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Dispensable adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.

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Requisite is an antonym for dispensable in expendable topic.

Requisite adjective - Impossible to do without.

Usage example: this new CD is the requisite album of the year for classical music lovers

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Dispensable is an antonym for requisite.

Nearby Word: requisition

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Requisite and Dispensable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispensable/requisite

Dispensable & Requisite. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispensable/requisite>.

Requisite or Dispensable. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispensable/requisite.

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