or so

Questions about or so

What is another word for or so?

It depends which or so you mean. In the sense “(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct”, the synonyms are approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around. Across all 1 sense there are 8 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of or so?

WordNet records no antonym for or so. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for or so come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of or so

• Full entry for or soAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for or soWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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