necessarilyadverb
uk/ˈnes.ə.ser.ɪl.i/us/ˈnes.ə.ser.ɪl.i/B2 used in negatives to mean "in every case" or "therefore":
The fact that something is cheap doesn't necessarily mean it's of low quality.
You can love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
That's not necessarily true.
More examples
- Just because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily follow that I will do so again.
- Wisdom and maturity don't necessarily go together.
- Those duties will necessarily devolve on/upon me.
- The figures are not necessarily accurate.
- The conclusion necessarily follows from the premises.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- at
- because of
- behalf
- cause 1
- cos
- courtesy
- fear
- for
- from
- herein
- on sb's account idiom
- order
- right
- sake 1
- thanks
- thanks to sb/sth idiom
- through
- what with idiom
- with
- with a view to doing sth idiom
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