necessarily
/'nesisərili/
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Definition
Adverb: 1. As an inevitable or unavoidable consequence: Used to indicate that something is logically required or must be true as a result of a given fact or situation. 2. In an essential or inherent manner: Used to describe something that is a fundamental or required part of a process or condition.
Usage and Examples
- As an inevitable consequence:
- If the contract is signed, we are necessarily obligated to fulfill its terms.
- A conclusion that does not follow from the premises is necessarily invalid.
- In an essential manner:
- The job necessarily involves a lot of travel.
- Learning a language necessarily requires practice and time.
Advanced Usage and Notes
- "Not necessarily": This is a very common phrase used to indicate that something is not always true or is not required. It softens a statement or contradicts an assumption.
- Expensive restaurants are not necessarily the best. (They are not always the best.)
- He said he would come, but that doesn't necessarily mean he will. (It is not an absolute guarantee.)
Variants and Related Words
- Necessary (adjective): Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential.
- Sleep is necessary for good health.
- Necessitate (verb): To make (something) necessary as a result or to require.
- The crisis necessitated immediate action.
Synonyms
- Inevitably: As is certain to happen; unavoidably.
- Unavoidably: In a way that cannot be avoided or prevented.
- Inextricably: In a way that is impossible to separate or disentangle.
- Essentially: Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person or thing.
Antonyms
- Unnecessarily: In a way that is not necessary.
- Optionally: Available to be chosen but not obligatory.
Adverb
- as a highly likely consequence
- we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe
- in such a manner as could not be otherwise
- it is necessarily so
- we must needs by objective
- in an essential manner
- such expenses are necessarily incurred