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adverb

ˈsō How to pronounce so (audio)
Definition of sonext
1
as in therefore
for this or that reason it was raining, so we stayed inside

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Relevance
2
as in also
in like manner the boss works very hard, and so does everyone else

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3
as in extremely
to a great degree it's so cold outside

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4
as in certainly
without any question you are so in trouble if I catch you sneaking out of the house again

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so

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adjective

as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard I'm afraid that some of what you've said just isn't so

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Recent Examples of so
Adverb
Coach Curt Cignetti was asked after the game how his team could play so poorly for most of three quarters and still pull out a win. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 What to do if your information was exposed A breach notice can leave you wondering where to start, so focus first on the protections that can limit what someone does with the information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Connected locks tap into Wi-Fi so entry happens via personal codes, phone apps, or fingerprint scans instead of keys. — Lyssanoel Frater, Ascend Agency, 7 May 2026 Define one next step and follow through so progress continues in a steady, reliable way. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for so
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so
  1. therefore
  2. also
  3. extremely
  4. certainly
  5. correct
  6. thus
  7. similarly
  8. very
Adverb
  • The rationale, according to the officials familiar with the conversation, was that continuing assistance to Gaza’s civilians gave Hamas something to lose and therefore gave Israel a measure of leverage over the group.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly two-thirds of young households therefore did not own an asset that accounted for a substantial share of homeowners’ wealth.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of therefore
Adverb
  • Skydance, a small production company founded by David Ellison in 2006, has turned into a media giant that unites not only two legacy Hollywood studios but also broadcasting, streaming, and news network assets.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond just the legal battles and headlines, speakers on Sunday also focused on the more personal impact for people one year later.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of also
Adverb
  • Experts attribute the extremely warm ocean temperatures that fueled Rachel, which peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, in part to El Niño.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • All this makes the Home app very easy to use, but extremely underpowered.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • The song makes clear that while Jake Shane might not be this generation’s Truman Capote, Troye Sivan certainly isn’t either.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There’s certainly many of these systems that have been found in nature, but a good number of them have gone on to be developed into useful tools.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of certainly
Adjective
  • All signs were pointing to a simple typographical error, where Nature had printed 1841 instead of the correct year of 1848.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ashby though, wearing the correct uniform, got Ohtani to strike out on three pitches, and Mookie Betts to ground out to shortstop to end the inning.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of correct
Adverb
  • NBCUniversal is a logical target, given that the company will be spun out from Comcast next year and thus would make for a much smaller and more manageable acquisition than the entirety of Comcast.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Cash reserves totaling $ 7,450,869 are being used to eviscerate his opponent with a vicious barrage of ad hominem assaults, thus giving him a 61 to 1 spending edge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thus
Adverb
  • Long-term research on luxury assets as investments is similarly mixed.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • One such moment is, in fact, the film’s conclusion, which is similarly open-ended, but without earning enough goodwill to promise a sequel.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of similarly
Adverb
  • One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There’s very few cases where a fan actually gets to stand beside the man and add onto the man’s legacy.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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“So.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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