CEFR B2

dispensable

adjective

Meaning

Not considered necessary or important; able to be omitted or sacrificed.

Examples

The company decided that the marketing department was dispensable and could be closed down.
He felt dispensable after his main responsibilities were transferred to a new colleague.

Synonyms: unnecessary, unimportant, expendable, superfluous

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dispensable (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

Definition

Not considered necessary or important; able to be omitted or sacrificed.

Examples

The company decided that the marketing department was dispensable and could be closed down.
He felt dispensable after his main responsibilities were transferred to a new colleague.
In the eyes of the dictator, any citizen who disagreed was dispensable.

How to Use dispensable

dispensable to (prepositional phrase): Not necessary for a particular person or thing. — "For the success of the project, his contribution was far from dispensable to the team."
dispensable for (prepositional phrase): Not needed for a particular purpose or outcome. — "He argued that the extra features were dispensable for the basic function of the device."

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