not necessarily

idiom

: possibly but not certainly

—used to say that something is not definitely true

Seats in the front row are not necessarily the best.

"We're going to lose this game." "Not necessarily."

Examples of not necessarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

General practitioners can serve as a first line of defense, but they are not necessarily equipped to address the ongoing life crises that can lead to excessive drug and alcohol use, Gone says. —Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024

This may come as a surprise but, for the most part, the 20 testers who play The New York Times’s puzzles and games before publication are not necessarily solving experts. —Deb Amlen, New York Times, 20 May 2024