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Inseparable vs Indispensable - What's the difference?

inseparable | indispensable |

As adjectives the difference between inseparable and indispensable

is that inseparable is unable to be separated. Bound together permanently while indispensable is not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.

As a noun indispensable is

a thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.

inseparable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unable to be separated. Bound together permanently.
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    Antonyms

    * separable?able to be separated? * unannexable?unable to be annexed? * uncombinable?unable to be combined?

    indispensable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
  • The law was moral and indispensable . -Bp. Burnet
  • Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
  • An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.
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    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * dispensable

    Derived terms

    * indispensability * indispensableness * indispensably

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
  • (in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers.
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