So-called Definition

sōkôld
adjective
Popularly known or called by this term.
The so-called nuclear powers.
Webster's New World
Incorrectly or falsely termed.
My so-called friends were gossiping about me again.
American Heritage
Inaccurately or questionably designated as such.
A so-called liberal.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic) So named; called by such a name, with a very strong connotation that the item is not worthy of that name.

Wiktionary
(mathematics, sciences) Same as above, without the negative connotation.
The so-called Ising model.
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So-called Sentence Examples

  • It's a word often used to describe so-called "disposable" clothes - those that are worn once or twice and then tossed, either due to poor construction and inability to hold up or simply to losing their trendy status.

  • What are her so-called complications?

  • So-called experts can't fix that either.

  • It could do serious harm to your so-called anonymity.

  • When asked why he now went public with his so-called gift, he replied he was establishing a business to locate missing children.

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