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

• ineluctably
• inescapably
• inevitably
• ipso facto
• needs
• perforce
• unavoidably

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

Liam was so loved by so many people, there will obviously be enormous demand and so the service will necessarily be a huge affair. —Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024

Not that the financial loss necessarily matters to Gere and Silva, 41, who sold their home not to flip it — but to move to Spain to be closer to Silva's family. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Such generalizations, of course, are necessarily built on a small sample size. —Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Not all the flashy stuff necessarily, but kind of the inner him that we were all so touched by. —Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing necessarily

• not necessarily