📖 Definitions of "So"
- 1
True, accurate.
"That is so. You are responsible for this, is that not so?"
- 2
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
- 3
Homosexual.
"Is he so?"
- 1
To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
"It was so hot outside that all the plants died. He was so good, they hired him on the spot."
- 2
To the (implied) extent.
"I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]"
- 3
In a particular manner.
"Place the napkin on the table just so. If that's what you mean, then say so; (or do so)."
- 4
In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
"Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine. Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so. "I can count backwards from one hundred." "So can I.""
- 1
In order that.
"Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert."
- 2
With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
"He ate too much cake, so he fell ill."
- 3
Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
- 1
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
"So, let's go home."
- 2
Short for so what.
""You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?""
- 3
Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
"So how does this story end?"
- 4
Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
"We'd like to visit but I don't know if we can afford a hotel. —So who's staying in a hotel? Stay with us."
🔄 Synonyms of "So"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thusnoun | (conjunctive) As a result. |
| solnoun | In full nuevo sol or new sol: the main currency unit of Peru which replaced the inti in 1991; also, a coin of this value. |
| in order | In a sequence. |
| thusly | thus (in this way). |
| indeed | (modal) Truly; in fact; actually. |
| truthful | Honest, and always telling the truth. |
| and so | subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) |
| and then | subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) |
| sohnoun | A surname. |
| thennoun | (temporal location) At that time. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "So"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| then | (temporal location) At that time. |
| thusly | thus (in this way). |
| thus | (conjunctive) As a result. |
| indeed | (modal) Truly; in fact; actually. |
| truthful | Honest, and always telling the truth. |
| true | (of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately; in alignment. |
| in order | (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. |
| systematic | (colloquial) systematically |
| sohnoun | A surname. |
| solnoun | In full nuevo sol or new sol: the main currency unit of Peru which replaced the inti in 1991; also, a coin of this value. |
| and so | subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) |
| and then | subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) |
| called | Having been called. |
| pengnoun | (Manglish, Singlish, chiefly attributive, of a drink) Iced; with ice added. |
| doun | — |
| therefore | (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated. |
| henceverb | (conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason. |
| accordingly | (conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so. |
| consequently | (conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. |
| ergonoun | Consequently, therefore, or thus. |
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