Critically
Critically adverb - In a critical manner.
Necessarily and critically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessarily" instead an adverb "Critically".
Necessarily
Necessarily adverb - Because of necessity.
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Synonyms for Necessarily
Critically and necessarily are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critically" instead an adverb "Necessarily".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- really and critically
- really and necessarily
- actually and critically
- actually and necessarily
- permanently and critically
- permanently and necessarily
- approximately and critically
- approximately and necessarily
- chiefly and critically
- chiefly and necessarily
- essentially and critically
- essentially and necessarily
- vitally and critically
- vitally and necessarily
Both words in one sentence
- They are often Cult Classics, but a cult classic isn't necessarily successful critically and can keep a very limited fanbase.
Source: Acclaimed Flop -
An "instant death" result on the table may not necessarily have an "ignore armour" effect attached, creating the infamous "[Target] was critically hit for 0 damage and died from the pain" message.
Source: Critical Hit - After Sonic Unleashed bombed critically—and featured a record low number of Sonic's furry pals—fans realized that the characters weren't necessarily the problem, and the lack of characters in later games has led to some people wanting them to return.
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