necessarily

adverb

nec·​es·​sar·​i·​ly ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 

1

: of necessity : unavoidably

The audience was necessarily small.

This endeavor necessarily involves some risk.

2

: as a logical result or consequence

… a holocaust is a disaster, but a disaster is not necessarily a holocaust.

—Harry Shaw

Synonyms

• ineluctably
• inescapably
• inevitably
• ipso facto
• needs
• perforce
• unavoidably

Examples of necessarily in a Sentence

the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it

Recent Examples on the Web

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The presentation, in which an F.B.I. agent testified about communications listed in a detailed evidence chart, was necessarily one-sided, with prosecutors offering jurors the beginning of a chronological outline of their case. —Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 29 May 2024

Patients sometimes also see a variety of medical providers, each of whom may prescribe medication without necessarily communicating with one another. —Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing necessarily

• not necessarily