so-so
The word “so-so” has 2 syllables: so-so
It's pronounced as /ˈsoʊˌsoʊ/
What is synonym and antonym for so-so?
In the thesaurus, “so-so” has 64 synonyms and 74 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for so-so along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for so-so
- OK
- acceptable
- acceptably
- adequate
- adequately
- all right
- alright
- appropriately
- aptly
- common
- congruously
- correctly
- creditably
- decent
- decently
- decorously
- effectively
- effectually
- efficiently
- fair
- felicitously
- fine
- fittingly
- good
- gratifyingly
- happily
- indifferent
- mediocre
- medium
- meetly
- middling
- middlingly
- minimal
- moderate
- modest
- neatly
- nice
- nicely
- ordinary
- passable
- passably
- presentable
- reasonable
- respectable
- respectably
- rightly
- run-of-the-mill
- run-of-the-mine
- satisfactorily
- satisfactory
- satisfyingly
- second-class
- second-rate
- seemly
- serviceably
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- sufficing
- suitably
- tidily
- tolerable
- tolerably
- unexceptional
- well
Antonyms for so-so
- A1
- awfully
- bad
- badly
- capital
- choice
- classic
- deficient
- deficiently
- deplorably
- disastrously
- distinguished
- dreadfully
- excellent
- exceptional
- exquisite
- fabulous
- fantastic
- first-class
- first-rate
- grand
- great
- horrendously
- horribly
- horridly
- ill
- inadequate
- inadequately
- inappropriately
- incorrectly
- indecently
- insufficient
- insufficiently
- intolerably
- lacking
- marvelous
- matchless
- maximum
- miserably
- nifty
- number one
- optimal
- optimum
- outstanding
- par excellence
- peerless
- poorly
- preeminent
- prime
- sensational
- special
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supreme
- swell
- terribly
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- unacceptable
- unacceptably
- unbearably
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unsatisfactorily
- unsatisfactory
- unsuitably
- unsurpassed
- wanting
Meanings of so-so
- adjective
- Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
- adverb
- Neither very well nor very poorly.
Example Sentences
- The movie was so-so, not great but not terrible either.
- His test results were so-so, so he plans to study harder next time.
- The food at the café was so-so, but the service was friendly.
- She felt so-so about the proposal and needed more time to think.
- The weather today is so-so, neither sunny nor rainy.
On this page you'll find 138 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to so-so, such as: A1, OK, acceptable, acceptably, adequate, adequately, all right.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
a bit
- a few
- a little
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- acceptably
- after a sort
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fair
- Junoesque
- OK
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- not bad
- nubile
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- offering
- okay
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- outright
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- rhadamanthine
- right
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- run-of-mine
- run-of-the-mill
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- sallow
- sallowish
- sandy
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- satisfactory
- scrubbed
- scrupulous
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- second-rate
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- seemly
- serene
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- showy
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- somewhat
- somewhere
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- strawberry blonde
- strict
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- taking
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- thoroughgoing
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- tow-headed
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- trustworthy
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- unalloyed
- unbiased
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- undarkened
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- upright
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- veritable
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- virtually
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- wan
- warranted
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- well-favored
- well-nigh
- white
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- within an inch of
- zingy
fairish
- A-OK
- OK
- acceptable
- adequate
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- all right
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- big
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- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- conventional
- cooking with gas
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- correct
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- due
- dull
- endurable
- enough
- fair
- fair to middling
- fine
- fitting
- good
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- gratifying
- hep
- hip
- humdrum
- hunky-dory
- in the swim
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- indifferent
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- insignificant
- intermediate
- kosher
- large
- mainstream
- mean
- medial
- median
- mediocre
- medium
- meet
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- modest
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- no great shakes
- normal
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- on the ball
- on the beam
- ordinary
- paltry
- par
- passable
- peachy keen
- pedestrian
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- pleasant
- pleasing
- popular
- pretty good
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- run-of-mine
- run-of-the-mill
- run-of-the-mine
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- second-rate
- seemly
- serviceable
- so-so
- standard
- sufferable
- sufficient
- suitable
- swell
- tolerable
- traditional
- trendy
- trifling
- trivial
- undistinguished
- unexceptional
- uninspired
- unobjectionable
- unremarkable
- up to code
- up to snuff
- up to standard
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- usual
- vanilla
- welcome
- worthy
fairly
- a bit
- a little
- a mite
- a tad
- a touch
- about
- acceptably
- adequately
- after a sort
- all but
- almost
- appreciably
- as good as
- averagely
- borderline
- by and large
- chiefly
- clean
- cleanly
- decently
- deservedly
- enough
- equitably
- ethically
- fair
- feckly
- half
- halfway
- high-mindedly
- honestly
- honorably
- impartially
- incompletely
- just about
- kind of
- kindly
- largely
- legally
- like
- little
- mainly
- moderately
- morally
- more or less
- most
- mostly
- much
- near
- nearly
- negligibly
- next to
- nigh
- nobly
- nominally
- objectively
- of a sort
- of sorts
- part
- partially
- partly
- partway
- passably
- practically
- pretty
- pretty much
- pretty well
- properly
- quite
- rather
- ratherish
- reasonably
- relatively
- slightly
- so-so
- some
- something
- somewhat
- somewhere
- sort of
- to a degree
- tolerably
- vaguely
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within an inch of
- without favor
- without fear
faithfully
- OK
- acceptably
- adequately
- all right
- appropriately
- congruously
- conscientiously
- constantly
- correctly
- decently
- decorously
- dependably
- devotedly
- exactly
- felicitously
- fine
- fittingly
- forever
- good
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- ideally
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- passably
- patiently
- precisely
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- rightly
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- satisfyingly
- seemly
- so-so
- suitably
- tolerably
- truly
- well