for sure

Examples

• All

• Make no mistake about it: the choice for sure is between two visions of the world.

  Academic text (2003)

• But I don't know for sure what will happen now.

  Triggernometry

• And only then will we know for sure whether the strategy is useful.

  Academic text (1991)

• No one knows for sure whether the cause was water levels or another factor.

  Academic text (2011)

• One of the ways we know for sure that it's fiction is when animals or insects talk.

  Academic text (2012)

• I think that's the simple answer, but for sure it's not easy.

• Well, he married up, that's for sure.

  Knox Goes Away (2024)

• But one thing I know for sure, that little girl now has the entire city rootin' for her.

  Ordinary Angels (2024)

• It's a shock for sure, but I don't have any hard feelings.

  Werewolf Cabal (2022)

• I will be there at 3 PM for sure, so don't worry about me being late.

Synonyms

C

certainly

vsfor sure

∞ 1.0

Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt

is the informal spoken choice to say the same certainty

A

absolutely

vsfor sure

∞ 1.0

Completely and without any doubt

is the casual spoken form that conveys simple certainty

D

definitely

vsfor sure

∞ 1.0

To say that something is true without any doubt

is the more conversational way to state that decision

S

sure

vsfor sure

• Informal

∞ 1.0

To say certainly or definitely

is the common two-word informal expression to convey certainty

S

surely

vsfor sure

∞ 1.0

Without any doubt

is the relaxed everyday way to express that confidence

U

undoubtedly

vsfor sure

156 3.5

Without any doubt

is the informal spoken form of the same firm affirmation

F

for certain

vsfor sure

104 1.3

To be completely sure and have no doubt

is the more casual spoken variant of that direct statement

U

undeniably

vsfor sure

29 4.4

In a clear way that leaves no doubt

is the simpler spoken way to express that undeniability

U

unquestionably

vsfor sure

26 3.7

Without any doubt

is the casual spoken way to express that lack of doubt

D

doubtless

vsfor sure

24 3.7

In a way that is certain

is the modern everyday way to say the same idea

A

assuredly

vsfor sure

19 4.7

Without any doubt and with confidence

is the informal phrasing that conveys confidence more simply

W

without doubt

vsfor sure

7 2.3

Says that something is certainly true

is the conversational way to add that emphasis

I

indubitably

vsfor sure

• Formal

3 8.6

Clearly and without doubt

is the plain spoken alternative used in everyday talk

D

doubtlessly

vsfor sure

3 4.6

In a way that shows there is no doubt

is the everyday phrase used to make that declaration

I

inarguably

vsfor sure

3 6.8

Clearly true and cannot be denied

is the everyday spoken expression of that same position

U

unarguably

vsfor sure

1 6.1

It is clearly true and cannot be doubted

is the informal spoken way to make that uncompromising claim

S

sure as shooting

vsfor sure

• Informal

1 8.2

Completely certain that something will happen

is the straightforward casual expression without the idiom

U

undisputedly

vsfor sure

1 5.8

Clearly and without any doubt

is the colloquial phrase used when people accept the fact

S

sure as the world

vsfor sure

• Informal

9.1

Certain to happen

is the simple conversational way to guarantee the same idea

How Certain

definitely

∞ 1.0

certainly

∞ 1.0

for sure

• Informal

700 2.0

probably

∞ 1.0

maybe

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology