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

The findings were not necessarily a surprise, either, because humpbacks are known to feed, mate and give birth along their migratory corridor, says Olaf Meynecke, a marine scientist at Griffith University who was not involved with the study, to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025

Things have the facade of change but do not necessarily really change. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2025

This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American. —Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 20 May 2025

And regulators such as the SEC and the country's law enforcement are not necessarily giving up on overseeing crypto altogether. —Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 May 2025

Rhymes for not necessarily

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