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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Lombard strategist Dario Perkins points out that a haven currency and bond market by definition shouldn’t have behaved that way during a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Juvenal, a near-contemporary of Martial’s in the first century A.D., writes disparagingly of a woman training to be a gladiator, finding it offensive by definition as well as a threat to “the fine, upstanding morality of the traditional Roman society,” as Ms. Coleman puts it, with a smile.

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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.

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