adverb
necessarily
As an unavoidable result or essential condition.
A higher price does not necessarily mean a better product.
Etymology
Necessarily is the adverb of necessary. It marks a consequence or condition as required rather than merely probable, preserving the word family's central idea of unavoidable need.
More examples
- Doubling every expense necessarily doubles the total cost.
- You don't necessarily need a car to live here.
- These figures are necessarily estimates until the final bills arrive.
Forms
Similar words
- inevitably
- Stresses an unavoidable outcome rather than an essential condition.
- unavoidably
- Emphasizes circumstances forcing an action rather than logical necessity.