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

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of necessity

Yes, you can bike in Los Angeles, as many Angelenos often do out of necessity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Keynes, he thinks, was in the more serious business of enabling humanity to “quit the realm of necessity and enter the realm of freedom” by pursuing aesthetic goods like beauty, art and harmonious relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even though you decided to claim at 62, which sounds like a decision born of necessity, your benefits are still reviewed every year, given that you’re still working.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

For Neira, blocking out the larger world at the academy was sometimes a matter of necessity.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The Moon Squadron pilots, of necessity a bunch of giddy lunatics, put it to their leader as a proposition.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

of necessity

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