Related Words for not necessarily

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not that
//
Phrase
not really
//x
Phrase, Adverb
not only
//x
Phrase, Adverb
anything but
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
no matter
//x
Phrase, Adverb
nonnegative
xxxx
Adjective
definitely
/xxx
Adverb
what about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
inherently
x/xx
Adverb
irrespective of
xx/x/
Phrase, Adverb
absolutely
xx/x
Adverb
nonphysical
x/xx
Adjective
excluding
x/x
Verb
generally
/xxx
Adverb
certainly
/xx
Adverb
even then
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective
in general
x/xx
Phrase, Adverb
specifically
x/xx
Adverb
except for
x//
Phrase
even though
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
regardless of
x/x/
Phrase
meaning
/x
Noun
explicitly
x/xx
Adverb
probably
/xx
Adverb
potentially
x/xx
Adverb
nonpolitical
xx/xx
Adjective
definitively
x/xxx
Adverb
generalities
xx/xx
Noun
according to
x/x/
Phrase
by definition
/xx/x
Phrase
nonrandom
x/x
Adjective
possibly
/xx
Adverb
let alone
/x/
Phrase, Verb
nonspecific
xx/x
Adjective
disagree
xx/
Verb
nonmaterial
xx/xx
Adjective
disagree with
xx/x
Phrase, Verb
nonsexual
x/xx
Adjective
incorrect
xx/
Adjective
indirectly
xx/x
Adverb
generalized
/xxx
Adjective
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
nonessential
xx/x
Adjective
generically
x/xx
Adverb
generalised
/xx
Adjective
according
x/x
Verb
no longer
//x
Phrase, Adverb
nonmedical
x/xx
Adjective
the word
x/
Phrase, Adjective
but for
//
Phrase, Adjective
nonbinding
//x
Adjective
pretty much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
fair enough
/x/
Phrase
indeed
x/
Adverb
definition
xx/x
Noun
nonfinancial
xx/x
Adjective
undoubtedly
x/xx
Adverb
intrinsically
x/xxx
Adjective
objectively
x/xx
Adverb
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
absence
/x
Noun
absent
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
actually
/xxx
Adverb
addition
x/x
Noun
again
x/
Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
always
/x
Adverb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anna
/x
Name
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
atypical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
automatically
xx/xx
Adverb
avoid
x/
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
barely
/x
Adverb
battalion
x/x
Noun, Verb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
borne
/
Adjective, Noun
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
clocked
/
Adjective
combinational
xx/xx
Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
completely
x/x
Adverb
compulsorily
x/xxx
Adverb
consistently
x/xx
Adverb
currently
/xx
Adverb
demonstrably
x/xx
Adverb
denying
x/x
Noun
desperately
/xxx
Adverb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
disputed
x/x
Adjective
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
diviner
x/x
Noun
divisible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
does
/
Noun
don
/
Name, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
entirely
x/xx
Adverb
essentially
x/xx
Adverb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
exactly
x/x
Adverb
except
x/
Verb
factually
/xxx
Adverb
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
fake
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
few
/
Noun
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
footsteps
/x
Noun
forbidden
/xx
Adjective
forcefully
/xx
Adverb
forcibly
/xx
Adverb
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
god
/
Name, Verb
gonna
/x
Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardly
/x
Adverb
heading
/x
Noun
how
/
Adverb, Noun
however
x/x
Adverb
huh
/
Noun
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
immaterial
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
implicitly
x/xx
Adverb
impossible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inappropriate
xx/xx
Adjective
incorporeal
x/xx
Adjective
indivisible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
inevitably
x/xxx
Adverb
inextricably
x/xxx
Adverb
informal
x/x
Adjective
instead
x/
Adverb
insufficiently
xx/xx
Adverb
invariably
x/xxx
Adverb
is
/
Verb, Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
lack
/
Noun, Verb
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
logic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
longer
/x
Noun
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
may
/
Verb, Noun
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
missing
/x
Adjective, Noun
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
must
/
Verb, Noun
mysterious
x/xx
Adjective
nah
/
Name
napoleon
x/xx
Name
naturally
/xxx
Adverb
nav
/
Noun, Verb
naw
/
Verb
nay
/
Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective
necessary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
needs
/
Noun, Adverb
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
neither
/x
Adverb
never
/x
Adverb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nicht
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
nobody
/xx
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
noo
/
Adverb, Adjective
nope
/
Noun, Verb
nor
/
Noun
nota
/x
Noun
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
noting
/x
Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowhere
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb
obviously
/xxx
Adverb
of necessity
/x/xx
Phrase, Adverb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
often
/x
Adverb, Adjective
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
omitted
x/x
Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
opposed
x/
Adjective
or
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
otherwise
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
paces
/x
Noun
pas
/
Noun
perhaps
x/
Adverb, Noun
plight
/
Noun, Verb
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
prohibited
x/xx
Adjective
psyche
/x
Noun, Verb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
rarely
/x
Adverb
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
really
/x
Adverb, Verb
refrain
x/
Verb, Noun
refusal
x/x
Noun
refused
x/
Noun
remember
x/x
Verb
resuscitate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
routinely
x/x
Adverb
sans
/
Adjective
sap
/
Noun, Verb
scarcely
/x
Adverb
seldom
/x
Adverb, Adjective
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shortly
/x
Adverb
simply
/x
Adverb