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

The idea is letting customers access all the valuable data stored within Salesforce's applications without necessarily needing to log into the traditional application like in years past. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Because light obeys a superposition principle even under classical physics, this experimental breakthrough doesn’t imply that Schrödinger’s equation necessarily applies to objects 12,900 kilometers wide. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

While the promotion promises access to a future game, not every remaining ticket holder is necessarily guaranteed their preferred World Series matchup. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

But that does not mean the two trials could necessarily proceed at the same time. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 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