not necessarily

/nˌɒt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəlɪ/

/nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/

[phrase]

not necessarily

[PHRASE]

used usually in a response to show that something may not be true

Examples

1. That is not necessarily true.

2. Expensive restaurants aren’t necessarily the best.

3. It does not necessarily follow that sleep loss would cause these symptoms.

4. NOT NECESSARILY TRUE Clauses in the user agreements for social-networking sites set some rules for profiles, but nothing in the agreement says they have to be true.