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[ soh-kawld ] / ˈsoʊˈkɔld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR so-called ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecalled or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc. incorrectly called or styled thus: so-called intellectuals. Origin of so-calledFirst recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby so-calledSobukwe , soc, soca, socage, socager, so-called, soccer, soccer mom, Socceroos, Soche, Sochi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for so-calledBut so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll. The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Now is hardly the time to be doing anything on the so-called peace process other than trying to avoid an explosion on the ground. Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process|Aaron David Miller|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST It also demonstrated that the so-called “trend” of natural went beyond trend. Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45|Danielle Belton|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST In recent years news outlets have documented the rise of so-called “birth tourism” here in America. The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Support is a good thing and the broader the so-called movement can be, the better. The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Much of the so-called gastric fermentation does not occur in the stomach but rather in the duodenum. Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit Or scientific study of the Bible itself which excludes from its province the so-called spiritual revelations which it contains? Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899|Various This animal died in two hours, with marked irritation of the stomach, the result being due to the so-called “salt action.” Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford Such has actually been the fate of the so-called metaphysical solution of special problems of nature. The Approach to Philosophy|Ralph Barton Perry It is a meteoric flower; so-called, because it keeps itself shut during wet or cloudy weather. Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for so-called
adjective- (prenominal) designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectlya so-called genius
- (also used parenthetically after a noun)these experts, so-called, are no help
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to so-calledalleged, formal, self-styled, purported, allegedly, nominal, ostensible, pretended, professed, self-named, soi-disant |