(nec-es-sar-i-ly) 5 syllables

Definition

adverb. absolutely essential

Example Sentence

Defalcation does not necessarily involve culpability or misconduct.

Synonyms

essential; required; needed

Antonyms

unneeded

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

necessarily
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • airily
  • farrelly
  • merrily
  • verily
  • warily
  • wearily

  • primarily
  • summarily

  • customarily
  • militarily
  • momentarily
  • necessarily
  • ordinarily
  • secondarily
  • temporarily
  • voluntarily

  • extraordinarily
  • preliminarily