by definition

ADVERB

necessarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

accordingly as a matter of course axiomatically beyond one's control by its own nature cardinally come what may compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course of necessity perforce positively pressingly significantly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

unnecessarily

ADVERB

per se

Synonyms

WEAK

alone as such by and of itself by its very nature by itself fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

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Which brings us to the fundamental problem with “squirrel-proof” feeders: Every supposedly clever mechanism is, by definition, a puzzle.

From Slate

A judicially approved warrant, on the other hand, has by definition been reviewed by a judge.

From Salon

“For this not to be a bubble, by definition, it requires that the benefits of this are much more evenly spread,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Circuit Courts of Appeals argue that since I-220 recipients were released, by definition they received humanitarian parole.

From The Wall Street Journal

“People have feelings; we have anxiety. And by definition, anxiety doesn’t have a specific object. It’s just: “I feel anxious.”

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