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

• 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 zero trust paradigm, which assumes that no insider or outsider is necessarily trusted, is particularly relevant to supply chain security, where numerous vendors, third-party solution providers and logistics firms interact on complex networks. —Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Not only that, her corporate bosses may not be telling the truth (shocker, right?) and not all forms of intelligent life in the zone are necessarily human. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025

There'd always been someone, not even necessarily a romantic partner. —Glamour, 27 June 2025

Lorde's mother, Sonja Yelich, told Rolling Stone in early 2014 that dating older was her daughter's thing, whether her parents necessarily liked it or not. —Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 June 2025

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