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 of necessarily

• 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

So to sort of revisit some of that just to see … and not even necessarily bad memories, but just memories that were stressful times. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Because the company manages marketing spending as a percentage of sales, the absolute budget can grow alongside the business without necessarily putting additional pressure on margins. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

But commissioners were not convinced that 450 submissions from residents necessarily meant that the name should be set in stone. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Cherry-picking one data point from a monthly economic report is neither fair nor necessarily telling. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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