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indispensable

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

absolutely necessary; essential

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Indispensable in a sentence

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A reliable assistant soon became indispensable to the busy executive.

Synonyms
essentialvitalcrucialnecessary
Antonyms
dispensablesuperfluous

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Indispensable (adjective) means absolutely necessary; essential
Here is indispensable used in an example sentence: "A reliable assistant soon became indispensable to the busy executive."
Common synonyms for indispensable include essential, vital, crucial, necessary.
Antonyms of indispensable include dispensable, superfluous.
Indispensable is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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