Definitions

so

[soh] / soʊ /

ADVERB

to a degree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extremely remarkably unusually very

WEAK

indefinitely indeterminately infinitely so large so much such this much uncertainly vaguely

ADVERB

thus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

thus

WEAK

and so forth and so on even so in such manner in such wise in this degree in this way on this wise to this extent

ADVERB

accordingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

then therefore

STRONG

hence

WEAK

and so consequently

ADVERB

exactly right

Synonyms

STRONGEST

just so

STRONG

fit

WEAK

accurate correct exact

CONJUNCTION

in order that

Synonyms

STRONGEST

therefore

WEAK

as long as if only provided that with the purpose that with the result that

CONJUNCTION

in such a manner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently indeed quite then therefore thus too very well

STRONG

hence true

WEAK

accordingly afterward because consequently ergo exact likewise sic similarly

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Like so much here, the space had a vintage feel, with old tile floors and walls hung with faded photographs of a visit to Cuba by Yasser Arafat, the long-deceased Palestinian leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Maybe we’ll really let things go so far that we’ll seriously need to consider blotting out the sky someday soon.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

They have not won a single assault case at trial so far.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But honestly, in another decade or so, we might feel profoundly different and start wondering why we didn’t try these crazy-sounding methods a lot sooner.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“Come on, Charlotte! If I can do it, so can you. Besides, if you’re going to grow up to be a badass like me, you’ve got to learn how to strut.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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