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by definition

ADVERB
necessarily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably
WEAK
accordingly as a matter of course axiomatically beyond one's control by its own nature cardinally come what may compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course of necessity perforce positively pressingly significantly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully questionably
WEAK
unnecessarily
ADVERB
per se
Synonyms
WEAK
alone as such by and of itself by its very nature by itself fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

Example Sentences

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But by definition, most investors can’t be better than average.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"He seems to believe that any good-faith disagreement with his own interpretation of the law is, by definition, illegitimate," Schwinn told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

After all, by definition, concentration goes up whenever winning stocks keep winning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Which brings us to the fundamental problem with “squirrel-proof” feeders: Every supposedly clever mechanism is, by definition, a puzzle.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The vacuum, by definition, has nothing in it—no particles, no light, nothing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife