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not so good

ADJECTIVE
worse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Shawn Eldridge, 55, Plex head of business development and content: You got something good, then not so good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Williams said it was a ”good labor market if you have steady employment and not so good if you are looking for a job or worried that you may need one soon.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

A huge amount of ink has been spilled on the “what” question: what’s going up, what’s going down, what’s a good stock, what’s not so good.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

I hope people come away from watching this movie feeling that and, if they’re in a place that’s not so good, maybe thinking that connection can still be possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

The visit to Dessie might carry its charge into two days more before it petered out and the little headaches came back and business was not so good as last year.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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