necessarily

Meanings

Adverb

in an essential manner
- "such expenses are necessarily incurred"
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
- "it is necessarily so"
as a highly likely consequence
- "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"

Adv

Inevitably; of necessity.

Origin / Etymology

From necessary + -ly.

Synonyms

inevitably, needfully, needs, of necessity

Antonyms

unnecessarily

Scrabble Score: 16

necessarily is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
necessarily is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
necessarily is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

necessarily is a valid Words With Friends word