so-so

adjective
UK: /ˌsəʊ ˈsəʊ/
US: /ˌsoʊ ˈsoʊ/

  1. Not very good or bad; okay but not great. Just acceptable or adequate.

    1. My last meal was so-so, I've had better food.
    2. The movie was so-so; the plot was unoriginal, but the actors were compelling despite of so-so plot.

Synonyms

average mediocre fair passable
so-so adverb

  1. To describe something as being only average or acceptable.

    1. I think I can only so-so at the party tonight.
    2. He's been so-so since he recovered, but he will be fine soon.
so-so noun

  1. An average or acceptable quality; something that is neither very good nor very bad.

    1. The performance was a so-so.
    2. The critics described the new play as a so-so, nothing too remarkable.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "so-so" is /ˌsəʊ ˈsəʊ/ in British English and /ˌsoʊ ˈsoʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "so-so": average, mediocre, fair, passable.

Example usage of "so-so": "My last meal was so-so, I've had better food.". More examples on the page.