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 of necessarily

• inevitably

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

But property owners buckling under financial pressure isn’t necessarily justice. —Jeremy Talcott, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Because of that initial sort of outside aesthetic, these were not the forms that the critics were necessarily reviewing in the Sunday Times. —Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026

The Fed researchers interpreted the divergence as employees working faster and more productively on an individual level, but the workforce as a whole hasn’t necessarily become more efficient. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Jackson says even teens who attend the gatherings but don't necessarily cause harm can still face serious legal and financial fallout. —Heath Kalb, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing necessarily

• not necessarily

Rhymes for necessarily

• arbitrarily
• customarily
• militarily
• momentarily
• ordinarily
• secondarily
• temporarily
• voluntarily
• airily
• caroli
• merrily
• verily