necessarily

[nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-]

adverb

1. by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement.

   You don't necessarily have to attend.

2. as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result.

   That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.

necessarily

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrɪlɪ, ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ /

adverb

1. as an inevitable or natural consequence

   girls do not necessarily like dolls

2. as a certainty

   he won't necessarily come

Word History and Origins

Origin of necessarily¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; necessary, -ly

Example Sentences

Investors are now looking for assets that will have return but not necessarily be tightly correlated, Walsh said.

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But the format is similar to that of other immersive shows, although here it is necessarily more regimented.

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While wanting someone who matches your pace professionally is understandable, I think you might be overcorrecting in a way that won’t necessarily result in you meeting the right person.

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And while there are disagreements over whether AMD’s offerings are as good as Nvidia’s, “that’s not necessarily the issue if it’s a viable alternative,” he said, as companies are looking for more sources.

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“Because there’s so much virus in the blood, you don’t necessarily see blood on a towel or washcloth or toothbrush or razor or nail clipper,” he says.

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Related Words

• automatically 
• naturally 
• no doubt 
• undoubtedly 
• unquestionably