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

Part of the challenge is that a flat tax rate does not necessarily mean a flat tax bill. — Chuck Bonfiglio, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

The piece cautions that anti-Trump sentiment does not necessarily mean enthusiasm for Democrats. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Yet intelligence and communication do not necessarily have to follow human patterns. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

The goal of Daimler’s systems is not necessarily to bring the truck to a full stop from any speed, though that can be a best-case scenario in many of these potential accidents. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for not necessarily

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