Indispensable and Surplus

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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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Surplus is an antonym for indispensable.

Nearby Word: indispensably

Surplus adjective - Being over what is needed.

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Indispensable is an antonym for surplus.

Nearby Word: surplusage

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

Indispensable & Surplus. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indispensable/surplus>.

Surplus or Indispensable. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indispensable/surplus.

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