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

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

Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

You have to love how the university spins virtue out of necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

"We do it out of necessity as well as philosophy. I think other clubs would like to spend more, but in our case it's not part of our identity."

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

He understood that sometimes you did things out of necessity, things that were horrible, or underhanded at best, things you wouldn’t do if you had a choice.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

of necessity

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