Word info Synonyms Antonyms

for a fact

Adverb

Meaning

(idiomatic) Without doubt.
I know this for a fact.
Synonym: for a certainty

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for,‎ a,‎ fact.
The doctor had asked for a fact that I could not remember.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Antonyms

Examples

I know for a fact that this idea of the Jews causing the war and the Jews being so all important is nonsense. But that was Hitler's idea, and...was pure fantasy. As I say, Hitler is a riddle to me and will always remain so. Joachim von Ribbentrop

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better. R. Lee Ermey

All problems are unsolvable. The essence of the existence of a problem is that there is no solution. Looking for a fact means there is no fact. To think is not to know how to be. Fernando Pessoa

I'm always in my pajamas, unless I know for a fact that people are taking my picture. Bethenny Frankel

Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back. Alice Hoffman

Then shut up or grab a sword and come help. (Takeshi) Is that a challenge? (Savitar) It would be if I didn't know for a fact that you're too lazy to rise to one. (Takeshi) Sherrilyn Kenyon

Close letter words and terms