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Synonyms for expendable
ɪkˈspɛn də bəlex·pend·able

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  1. expendableadjective

    Synonyms:
    adjunct, limited, redundant, sacrificable, dispensable, superfluous, collateral, finite, worthless, inconsiderable, disposable, throwaway, exhaustible

  2. expendableadjective

    Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

    Private Johnson was afraid the Lieutenant considered him an expendable, since he was always picked as point man.

    Synonyms:
    exhaustible, limited, adjunct, worthless, sacrificable, inconsiderable, collateral, finite, throwaway, redundant, superfluous, dispensable, disposable

  3. expendableadjective

    Designed for a single use; not reusable.

    The anti-aircraft rocket is fired from an expendable launch platform.

    Synonyms:
    inconsiderable, dispensable, limited, collateral, sacrificable, disposable, worthless, throwaway, exhaustible, finite, redundant, superfluous, adjunct

  4. expendableadjective

    Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.

    The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.

    Synonyms:
    dispensable, redundant, sacrificable, adjunct, limited, exhaustible, collateral, inconsiderable, worthless, disposable, throwaway, finite, superfluous

  5. expendableadjective

    That which is regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

    In the internecine rivalries of large corporations, whole departments may become expendable in the execution of one executive's power play.

    Synonyms:
    throwaway, redundant, finite, exhaustible, adjunct, worthless, inconsiderable, sacrificable, disposable, collateral, limited, superfluous, dispensable

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. expendableadjective

    suitable to be expended

    Synonyms:
    spendable

    Antonyms:
    unexpendable, nondisposable

  2. expendable, spendableadjective

    (used of funds) remaining after taxes

    "spendable income"

    Synonyms:
    spendable

    Antonyms:
    unexpendable, nondisposable

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#751limited
#7630finite
#11878collateral
#12041disposable
#12423redundant
#17036adjunct
#20769worthless
#26232consumable
#33926replaceable
#35699superfluous
#37921unsustainable
#47357expendable
#74689throwaway
#113717dispensable
#118861inconsiderable
#122938fungible
#231066exhaustible
#240757spendable

How to use expendable in a sentence?

  1. Michael Madden:

    This is a man who might provide some tactical advice to the leader but is otherwise a message bearer with little negotiating or policymaking latitude, instead, they put in someone like Kim Hyok Chol to insulate Choe Son Hui and more substantive diplomatic personnel, to a certain degree he is expendable and his superiors are not.

  2. Dave Willis:

    Essentially, we look at people with this on-demand, consumeristic mindset of, 'What am I in the mood for? Who can make me happy? Who pleases me?' and as soon as they don't make me feel a certain way, they're expendable, when we approach our relationships this way, it's no longer based on commitment; it's based on feelings and compatibility.


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  • потребляем, за еднократна употреба, маловаженBulgarian
  • obětovatelný, postradatelnýCzech
  • prescindible, sacrificable, desechable, agotableSpanish
  • kertakäyttö-, kertakäyttöinen, ehtyväFinnish
  • consommable, sacrifiable, facultatif, jetableFrench
  • so-chaitheamhScottish Gaelic
  • yn-cheau, yn-vaarailManx
  • उपभोजितHindi
  • ಖರ್ಚುಮಾಡಬಹುದುKannada
  • expendibilesLatin
  • vervangbaarDutch
  • unnværesNorwegian
  • esgotável, sacrificável, descartávelPortuguese
  • необязательный, одноразовый, расходный, расходуемый, невозобновляемыйRussian
  • expendableTelugu
  • harcanabilirTurkish
  • витратний матеріалUkrainian

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