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

Players’ futures will be considered and those who won promotion to the Premier League might not necessarily take to the pitch on the opening day of next season. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American. —Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025

The objective is not necessarily to adopt every DeFi concept but to stay informed and adaptive. —Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

The Louisiana ruling is a disappointment but not necessarily unexpected; the matter will likely go before the Board of Immigration Appeals, which Attorney General Pam Bondi recently reduced from 28 to 15 members with a view towards making the board more hardline. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for not necessarily

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