Local English word record

as a matter of fact

adverb · 1 sense

in reality or actuality

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Examples

  • in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived
  • painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated
  • as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father

Word relationships

Synonyms

in fact, in point of fact

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Princeton WordNet 3.0