Indispensable and Nonessential

Opposite meaning words

Indispensable adjective - Impossible to do without.

Usage example: fully aware that he was an indispensable assistant, he decided that it was high time that he be paid what he was worth

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Nonessential is an antonym for indispensable in topics: essential, necessary.

Nearby Word: indispensably

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

Usage example: money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases

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Indispensable is an antonym for nonessential.

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Nonessential and Indispensable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indispensable/nonessential

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