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

None of which are necessarily deepened over the show’s running time. —Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025

Don’t expect Atkins to necessarily provide an off-ramp. —Brian Barrett, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025

Hence, every act on a platform necessarily combines your speech with the platform’s choice of what to distribute. —Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025

But just because it can be banned does not mean it necessarily will be banned. —Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing necessarily

• not necessarily