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[ soh-soh, soh-soh ] / ˈsoʊˌsoʊ, ˈsoʊˈsoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR so-so ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveAlso soso . indifferent; neither very good nor very bad. adverbin an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably. Origin of so-soFirst recorded in 1520–30 SYNONYMS FOR so-so1 mediocre, fair, ordinary, average, passable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR so-so ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby so-soSOS, Sosa, sosatie, Soseki, Sosnowiec, so-so, sostenuto, sostenuto pedal, sot, Soter, soteriology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for so-soThere is a pro-cable bias that seems to forgive so-so shows and so-so series and judges network series harshly. ‘The Good Wife’ Creators on the Premiere’s Big Cary Twist, Will’s Death, and More|Kevin Fallon|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST For the United States, our so-so results are neither depressing nor affirming. Are U.S. Kids Creative Enough?|Amanda Ripley|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last year, like most sports fans, he did so-so in predicting the winners. White House Jumps Through Hoops to Increase Obamacare Enrollment|Eleanor Clift|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's fair to call all of this exaggerated, but the core point is sound—2013 has been a so-so year for the president. Worst Fifth Year Ever? Maybe. But the Economy Will be the Judge of Obama|Jamelle Bouie|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ezra Klein reminds us that the job news that has the conservative press alleging conspiracy is … only so-so. If there is a BLS Conspiracy, It's the Worst Executed I've Ever Seen|David Frum|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST The girls are well, and have as many opinions with as few acts as ever; and Custis is so-so. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee|(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee "You could scream, and that would do just as well," replied So-so, with his tail still up. Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing The sermon was only so-so, but they enjoyed the singing; particularly their own. John March, Southerner|George W. Cable "Yes, it would have done just as well," So-so replied, as he stretched himself on the hearth. Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing Well, for our side, it ain't no more'n so-so,” was the somber admission; “an' mebbe that's stretchin' it. The Wilderness Trail|Frank Williams
British Dictionary definitions for so-so
adjective(postpositive) neither good nor bad adverbin an average or indifferent manner 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-sorespectable, mediocre, passable, undistinguished, middling, adequate, average, enough, fair, fair to middling, indifferent, medium, moderate, okay, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, tolerable, fairish, not bad |