Definitions

of necessity

ADVERB

necessarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

accordingly as a matter of course axiomatically beyond one's control by definition by its own nature cardinally come what may compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course perforce positively pressingly significantly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

unnecessarily

Example Sentences

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The downside is that they work out of necessity.

From MarketWatch

“The lawsuit wasn’t filed out of anger, but out of necessity,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

On whether it was out of necessity, he added: "We need Reece - not only in this game, but in all games."

From BBC

The score is also modest in scale, of necessity with just two cast members.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The survival guide was born out of necessity,” said James Grasso, president of TCEP, who also serves as a call firefighter for the county Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times

of necessity

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