dispensable

adjective

dis·​pens·​able di-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl How to pronounce dispensable (audio)
Synonyms of dispensablenext
: capable of being dispensed with
dispensability
di-ˌspen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce dispensable (audio)
noun

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Computers have made typewriters dispensable. Do you consider any of the staff to be dispensable?
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To the Soviet state, the lives and the health of the local population in these remote areas were dispensable. — Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025 But last night’s halftime show painted Drake as a dispensable henchman and America as the ultimate adversary. — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2025 Veteran players like Anderson, Buddy Hield and Payton — ahead of both youngsters in the pecking order initially — could become more dispensable if Post and Santos carve out true roles. — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Two of the year’s most read AI articles dealt with chatbots’ coding abilities, while another looked at the best way to prompt chatbots and image generators (and found that humans are dispensable). — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dispensable

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First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dispensable was in 1649

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“Dispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensable. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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