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Necessarily

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

📖 Definitions of "Necessarily"

adverb

1
Inevitably; of necessity.
"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inevitably	In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
of necessity	in such a manner as could not be otherwise
needfully	In a needful manner; necessarily.
needsnoun	(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unnecessarily	To an extent beyond what is needed.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
needfully	In a needful manner; necessarily.
needs	(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
inevitably	In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
of necessity	in such a manner as could not be otherwise
necessarynoun	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
certainly	Without doubt, surely.
mandatorily	In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
compulsorynoun	Required; obligatory; mandatory.
obligatorily	In an obligatory manner.
maybe	Perhaps, possibly.
really	(modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
consistently	(frequency) constantly; always.
exactly	(manner) Without approximation; precisely.
routinely	In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
obviously	In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
absolutely	In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
implicitly	Without doubting or questioning.
always	At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
entirely	To the full or entire extent.
compulsorily	In a compulsory manner.