What is another word for so-so?
Pronunciation:
[ sˌə͡ʊsˈə͡ʊ], [ sˌəʊsˈəʊ], [ s_ˌəʊ_s_ˈəʊ]
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Similar words for so-so:
- average (adjective)
- fair to middling (adjective)
- mediocre (adjective)
- okay (adjective)
- undistinguished (adjective)
- unexceptional (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- fair (adjective)
- in an acceptable manner (adjective)
- intermediate (adjective)
- medium (adjective)
- middling (adjective)
- ordinary (adjective)
- tolerable (adjective)
- usual (adjective)
- moderately (adverb)
- rather (adverb)
- somewhat (adverb)
- fairly (adverb)
Synonyms for So-so:
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adj.
• average • fair to middling • mediocre- banal ,
- characterless ,
- common ,
- mean ,
- modest ,
- mundane ,
- no great shakes ,
- normal ,
- of poor quality ,
- routine ,
- standard ,
- suburban ,
- second-rate ,
- secondrate .
- nothing special ,
- nothing to write home about ,
- nothing write home about ,
- un distinguished ,
- un exciting ,
- un-distinguished ,
- un-exciting .
- be tween ,
- be-tween ,
- half way ,
- inter mediate ,
- inter posed ,
- inter-mediate ,
- inter-posed ,
- medial ,
- mid way ,
- more between ,
- more compromising ,
- more intermediary ,
- more interposed ,
- more transitional ,
- most between ,
- most compromising ,
- most intermediary ,
- most interposed ,
- most transitional .
- more unmemorable ,
- more unnoteworthy ,
- more white bread ,
- more white-bread ,
- more whitebread ,
- more workaday ,
- most unmemorable ,
- most unnoteworthy ,
- most white bread ,
- most white-bread ,
- most whitebread ,
- most workaday ,
- stereo typed ,
- un eventful ,
- un memorable ,
- un noteworthy ,
- un-eventful ,
- un-memorable ,
- un-noteworthy ,
- un-pretentious ,
- unnoteworthy .
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adv.
• moderately • rather • somewhat • fairly Other synonyms:
- middle-sized .
Other relevant words:
- dull .
- average ,
- better than nothing ,
- cut and dried ,
- fair enough ,
- fair to middling ,
- fairish ,
- fairly good ,
- garden variety ,
- grinder ,
- half-way ,
- halfway ,
- intermediate ,
- mediocre ,
- medium ,
- mid-way ,
- not bad ,
- not too bad ,
- okay ,
- ordinary ,
- passable ,
- pretty good ,
- run of the mill ,
- tolerable ,
- transitional ,
- undistinguished ,
- unmemorable ,
- up to standard ,
- usual ,
- white bread ,
- white-bread ,
- whitebread ,
- workaday .
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How to use "So-so" in context?
One of the most difficult words for speakers to define is "so-so." Take a look at these five examples and see if you can guess what each one means:
The concert was so-so.
My results were so-so.
We had a so-so time at the party.
The movie was so-so.
Most people would say that all of the examples mean that the event, experience, or product was not particularly impressive, good, or bad, respectively. In other words, they're all pretty "so-so.
Paraphrases for So-so:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
-
Adjective
moderate.
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Adjective
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