'Necessarily' definitions:
Definition of 'necessarily'
From: WordNet
adverb
In an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred" [syn: necessarily, needfully] [ant: unnecessarily]
adverb
In such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs]
adverb
As a highly likely consequence; "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"
Definition of 'Necessarily'
From: GCIDE
- Necessarily \Nec"es*sa*ri*ly\, adv. In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'necessarily'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordingly,
- and so,
- as a consequence,
- as a result,
- certainly,
- come what may,
- compulsorily,
- consequently,
- fatefully,
- finally,
- from necessity,
- inconsequence,
- indefeasibly,
- ineluctably,
- inescapably,
- inevasibly,
- inevitably,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- irrevocably,
- it follows that,
- naturally,
- naturellement,
- need,
- needfully,
- needs,
- nolens volens,
- of course,
- of necessity,
- perforce,
- relentlessly,
- requisitely,
- surely,
- therefore,
- unavoidably,
- uncontrollably,
- unpreventably,
- unyieldingly,
- willy-nilly,
- without choice