Expendable

//ɪkˈspɛndəbəl//

Synonyms for "expendable" (54 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Adjective(2 words)
dispensableadjunct

Strong matches (16)

Related words (27)

Adjective(1 words)
spendable

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

56 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • за еднократна употреба adj (designed for a single use)
  • маловажен adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • потребляем adj (able to be expended)

Catalan

4 entries
  • d'un sol ús adj (designed for a single use)
  • prescindible adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • prescindible adj (not worth preserving or saving)
  • sacrificable adj (not worth preserving or saving)

Czech

2 entries
  • obětovatelný adj (not worth preserving or saving)
  • postradatelný adj (not essential or mandatory)

Finnish

4 entries
  • arvoton adj (not worth preserving or saving)
  • ehtyvä adj (able to be expended)
  • epäolennainen adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • kertakäyttö adj (designed for a single use)

French

4 entries
  • consommable adj (able to be expended)
  • facultatif adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • jetable adj (designed for a single use)
  • sacrifiable adj (not worth preserving or saving)

German

4 entries
  • aufgebbar adj (not worth preserving or saving)
  • begrenzt vorhanden adj (able to be expended)
  • einweg adj (designed for a single use)
  • endlich adj (able to be expended)

Greek

1 entries
  • αναλώσιμος adj (able to be expended)

Manx

2 entries
  • yn-cheau adj (able to be expended)
  • yn-vaarail adj (able to be expended)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • descartável adj (designed for a single use)
  • esgotável adj (able to be expended)
  • sacrificável adj (not worth preserving or saving)

Russian

4 entries
  • невозобновляемый adj (able to be expended)
  • необязательный adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • одноразовый adj (designed for a single use)
  • расходный adj (not worth preserving or saving)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • so-chaitheamh adj (able to be expended)
  • so-chaitheamh adj (designed for a single use)
  • so-chaitheamh adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • so-chaitheamh adj (not worth preserving or saving)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agotable adj (able to be expended)
  • defectible adj (not essential or mandatory)
  • desechable adj (designed for a single use)
  • expendible adj (not essential or mandatory)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Tom is expendable.

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No one is expendable.

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"Link!" "Huh?" "Go to Gamelon." "What?" "Take my ship and go to Gamelon." "Why?" "Because, my boy, you are expendable." "No! Screw that." "Go to Gamelon, will you?" "No!" "Damn." "...Fa—" "Zelda, go to Gamelon." "...Alright."

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He's expendable.

Source: tatoeba (8480149)

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