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

Both juice and diet soda can fit into a balanced eating pattern, but neither is necessarily ideal as an everyday beverage. — Verywell Health, 25 July 2026

Because benefits are proportional to what a retiree earned during their working years, America’s increasing salaries necessarily made the program grow. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

That’s in part why markets believe rates could move up in September or October, rather than necessarily coming in July. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But the desire trickles down because those faces are necessarily visually overrepresented. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 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