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

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

The people who make research possible have often been treated as dispensable, resulting in a hierarchal culture rife with victim blaming. —Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023

Our loved ones are dying in unsafe nursing homes, our nurses are overwhelmed and unprotected, and our essential workers are treated as dispensable. —Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023