Synonyms of dispensable

dispensable

adjective

di-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl 

as in unnecessary

not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end

a new invention that renders the old methods eminently dispensable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unnecessary
• extra
• nonessential
• optional
• inessential
• unessential
• needless
• irrelevant
• redundant
• gratuitous
• unwarranted
• discretionary
• superfluous
• elective
• uncalled-for
• extraneous
• irrelative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• necessary
• essential
• required
• important
• needed
• crucial
• indispensable
• vital
• needful
• urgent
• imperative
• all-important
• pressing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispensable

Photography helped normalize lynching in the eyes of white audiences: these extrajudicial acts were captured by government officials and published without shame, as though there was no debate on who was dispensable. —Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024

Once useful anti-Communist strongmen became dispensable. —Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

The Yankees needed to make space in their bullpen with Nick Burdi returning from a hip injury prior to Friday’s series opener against the Rays, but Michael Tonkin seemed like the most dispensable choice. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024

Some see this as a step toward eventually allowing interstate commerce, which would lead to consolidation across the industry and make border dispensaries dispensable. —Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024