not necessarily

phrase

: 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

Without those challenges, MLS has not necessarily made significant progress with its matches entirely housed on Apple. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The new cases do not necessarily indicate that risk is still ongoing, the Post reported, citing experts. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

The other two fires were also started by people, though not necessarily deliberately, investigators have said. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The employees generating the most output are not necessarily producing the most value. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for not necessarily

• extraordinarily
• hereditarily
• pecuniarily
• preliminarily
• unnecessarily
• airily
• caroli
• merrily
• verily
• warily
• wearily
• arbitrarily