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necessarily
[/ˈnɛsəsərɪli/]
adverb
necessariamente
1.
as a necessary result; inevitably
If it rains, the game will necessarily be postponed.
Se chover, o jogo será necessariamente adiado.
2.
by logical necessity; inevitably following from stated facts
All bachelors are necessarily unmarried.
Todos os solteiros são necessariamente não casados.
3.
used to emphasize that something is required or unavoidable
Success doesn't necessarily come easy.
O sucesso não vem necessariamente com facilidade.
Synonyms
inevitably
unavoidably
perforce
of necessity
by necessity
Antonyms
optionally
possibly
unnecessarily
contingently
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
necessariamente
standard usage
São Paulo
necessariamente
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
necessariamente
standard usage
Portugal
necessariamente
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
not necessarily - não necessariamente (used to express disagreement or qualification)
necessarily follows - segue-se necessariamente (logical consequence)
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