Necessarily

Pronunciation: /ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəliː/

Necessarily (adv)

  1. In every case or situation; something that must happen or be true.
  2. Not always the case; something that may not happen in every situation.

Common collocations: necessarily required, not necessarily true, not necessarily the case, necessarily implies

Necessarily (adverb)

Examples

  • You necessarily need to complete the assignment to pass the course.
  • It is not necessarily true that all cats dislike water.

Synonyms of Necessarily

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Necessarily

  • — Indicates something that is not required.
  • — Suggests that something is not needed.