😮‍💨 Very much ➡️ As a result 🤲 In this way 🎵 A music note

so

∞ 1.0

To a very large degree

adverb
/soʊ/

: muy

What makes her so great?
so much
so far
so many

But the bike tattoo is so so so neat.

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Examples

Oh, the wind is so strong!

AlieNation (2022)
And thank you so much for being here.

Rick Beato
That would help me so much, thank you.

Zoe Hong
OK, well, thank you so much for that.
Life goes by so quickly and we let it.
Like how is it so good at the price?

Tati
It's just so good to be back.

Hell of a Summer (2023)
Life is so precious and in so many ways, so fragile.
I mean, I'm getting so hungry these days.

I'm Not Gay : A Musical (2023)
That new restaurant is so popular that you often need a reservation.

Synonyms

very

vsso

∞ 1.0

To a large degree

is equally common but more flexible in casual speech

really

vsso

∞ 1.0

Shows how strong something is, for example very cold

is similar but used more widely across contexts

extremely

vsso

∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

marks degree too but often at a lower intensity than this

way

vsso

Informal

∞ 6.5

To a very large degree

is the standard option used across both formal and informal use

awfully

vsso

351 1.4

To show strong feeling or degree

is more neutral and fits plain statements of degree

greatly

vsso

350 1.0

By a very large amount

is more general and less formal when showing degree

considerably

vsso

144 3.4

By a large amount

is broader, used for simple emphasis rather than measured change

hugely

vsso

84 2.1

To a very great degree

is less dramatic and fits everyday emphasis needs

immensely

vsso

70 3.5

To a very large degree

is milder and more common for ordinary emphasis

to a great extent

vsso

11 3.5

To a large degree

is a short single word used to mark the same degree

majorly

vsso

Informal

6 7.4

To a very large degree

is standard and less tied to informal speech patterns

sooo

vsso

Texting

1 8.4

A way people say to show they mean something very strongly

is the normal single-word form for showing degree

Antonyms

little

∞ 1.0

To a very small degree

Idioms

and so

∞ 1.0

To show that one thing happens because of another

or so

695 1.0

You add it after a number to show the number is about that amount

even so

149 3.5

Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said

and so on

111 1.4

To say that a list continues with similar items

so far as

98 3.5

As much as something is true or known

so much for

Informal

88 7.1

Shows that a plan or hope failed

ever so

80 4.2

To make an adjective or adverb much stronger

so to speak

80 5.6

As a way of saying something that is not exactly true

so long

Informal

77 6.3

A casual word for goodbye used when leaving someone

so yeah

Slang

75 8.2

Shows a result or short conclusion after someone says something

so long

Informal

52 7.6

A casual spoken goodbye said when you leave someone

so be it

Formal

45 5.1

Accept a decision or result even if you are disappointed

not so fast

Informal

42 5.8

Tell someone to slow down when they act too quickly

every so often

41 2.4

Happens sometimes, but not very often

just so

39 4.4

To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result

so lame

Slang

28 9.5

Very unfunny and not impressive, so people feel disappointed

how so

19 5.1

To ask someone to explain how or why something is true

and so forth

16 1.0

Use to refer to other things like those already mentioned

be so kind as to

Formal

15 6.2

To politely ask someone to do something

if you say so

Informal

15 7.7

Accept what someone says while showing doubt or little interest

so true

Informal

13 6.8

To show you strongly agree with what someone said

and so forth

10 1.7

Use it to show a list goes on with other similar things

and so on

8 1.4

To talk about other similar things without naming them

so there

Informal

8 8.3

A short phrase said to show you will not change your mind and end an argument

in so far

2 6.0

Only to the degree that something is true

nowt so queer as folk

Archaic

9.9

People often behave in strange and unexpected ways

thus and so

7.4

In this exact way

so naff

Slang

9.6

A person or thing that looks very old-fashioned and cheap

so punchable

Offensive

9.9

Very annoying in a way that makes you want to hit someone

so long, and thanks for all the fish

Literature

9.9

A funny way to say goodbye when leaving a group

Compounds

so far

∞ 1.0

Up to now

so much fun

180 1.0

A very enjoyable time that makes you feel happy

say-so

87 5.6

Permission that a person in charge gives to do something

so-and-so

Offensive

9 8.4

A person who is annoying or rude

so-and-so

Informal

8 7.7

A person whose name you do not know or remember

just-so story

1 8.9

A made-up reason that pretends to be true to explain why something happens

so dutty

Slang

9.9

Very dirty and messy so it needs cleaning

so much floof

Slang

9.6

An animal with very soft, thick fur that looks like a cloud

How Strong

utterly

236 3.6

extremely

∞ 1.0

very

∞ 1.0

quite

∞ 1.0

somewhat

816 2.0

slightly

885 1.0

Surface Forms

so positive

Etymology

So comes from an old English word swa meaning 'in this way', and it is like German so and Dutch zo. Because it began as 'in this way', it grew into a way to say 'very' or 'to a great extent', as in 'so hot'.