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Synonyms for so

  • adverb
  • adjective
  • interjection
  • conjunction

Most common

therefore accordingly hence thusly very much really this too

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

2. Very — very much

very much, really, very, way, truly

3. To a particular extent

this, yea dated

4. Too — indeed

too, indeed, indeedy US, likewise, also dated

Other

then, pursuantly rare

Adjective

1. Right — agreeing with actual facts or reality; true

right, true, correct

Interjection

1. Well — used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in…

well, see, hey informal, look

Conjunction

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Very much.

    But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!

  2. adj. 1

    Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.

    You are responsible for this, is that not so?

  3. interj. 1

    Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.

    So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...

  4. conj. 1

    Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.

    Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.

Related words

Phrases
even so so far so long so what ever so and so forth and so on or so on
Other spellings
soh sol

Example sentences

  • therefore I was born in Italy, therefore I am very handsome.
  • hence Hence 50 percent of the muscle can give way to fat.
  • thence Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.
  • really It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.
  • this You had better avail yourself of this opportunity.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sorising
thereforefalling
hencesteady
thencefalling
reallyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
see1, way1, too1, hey1, yea1
4 letters
that1, this1, also2, then1, very2, well1, look1, true1, thus1
5 letters
right1, truly2, hence1
6 letters
really2, indeed2, thence1, thusly2
7 letters
correct2, musical3, indeedy
8 letters
likewise2
9 letters
therefore2
10 letters
pursuantly
11 letters
accordingly4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (also2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tellement
Italiano
talmente
Deutsch
dermaßen