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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After all, by definition, concentration goes up whenever winning stocks keep winning.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If we allocate more to Europe over the next 10 years, we will by definition allocate less to the rest of the world, including the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal

First, scientists, by definition, don’t believe anything until it’s proven, and these things are often almost impossible to prove in the real world.

From MarketWatch

To reach that result, the government asserted that anyone who was never legally admitted to the country must, by definition, be “seeking admission” today.

From Slate

“Running is a high-impact sport by definition, and there are injuries that happen. That being said, we are still improving the product.”

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