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so-called Definition

so·-called (kôld)

adjective

  1. popularly known or called by this term the so-called nuclear powers
  2. inaccurately or questionably designated as such a so-called liberal

so-called Synonyms

so-called

modif.

commonly named, doubtfully called, nominal, professed, thus termed, wrongly named, popularly supposed, erroneously accepted as, usually supposed, also known as, aka*; see also allegedly.

so-called Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • develop: Therefore, we have developed so-called ' scanning stressy probes ' which allow for a tip height of a few hundreds of micrometers.

Adjective modifier

  • other: All other so-called ' Churches ' had been formed through schism and heresy from Her.

Modifies a noun

  • snowfox: Various vehicles, like snow scooters, snow bikes or so-called snowfox are easily accessible in most of the resorts.
  • killing: They can even lead to loss of life, as in so-called honor killings.
  • expert: When will the so-called experts get the motorway system sorted out?
  • revolution: In Europe we've had the so-called sexual revolution and it has left us with what?
  • god: A few chapters earlier on, the Lord challenges the idol worshippers to get their so-called gods to do what he has done.
  • paradox: The so-called local-global paradox has been at the center of much theorizing and practical innovation.

Modifying Another Word

  • properly: Martens, properly so-called, were hunted with great zeal.
  • even: Religions are no different - even so-called fundamentalist ones.
  • only: She started using only so-called cruelty free beauty products, those which haven't been tested on animals.

Possessives

  • economy: In particular, there is increasing focus on regions as the foundations of the so-called ' new economy ' or ' new society ' .
  • state: So NLP gets into so-called ' altered states ' .
  • culture: So-called ' cultures of poverty " are the obvious example.
  • problem: The Second Quest revived the so-called ' problem ' in Ernst Käsemann's 1953 lecture: ' The Problem of the Historical Jesus ' .
  • gap: The first is the so-called ' information gap ' between the current decision support capabilities and the information needs of senior executives.

Used with adjective complement

  • include: Examples include so-called ' scrambled ' and ' shuffled ' Halton sequences.
  • use: The calculators use so-called " artificial intelligence " and artificial neural networks to make the predictions.
  • do: There are some ways of doing so-called ' non-invasive ' angiography, and these are improving all the time.
  • have: If you have so-called anytime dining north shore of.

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