ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Necessarily

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Necessarily is an adverb meaning Inevitably; of necessity.

Meaning

Inevitably; of necessity.

Example Sentences

But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.
It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.
Oregon’s uptick in marijuana sales along the Idaho border doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all Idahoans who are lighting up, Lehner said.

Synonyms for necessarily

Depending on context, synonyms include needs, inevitably, needfully.

Antonyms for necessarily

Common opposites include unnecessarily.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include needfully, needs, inevitably, necessary, certainly, mandatorily.

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