just so
/ˌd͡ʒʌst ˈsoʊ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.17 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
To the same extent.
adv
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, so
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: even so (archaic)"
- "If you don’t turn the knob just so, the door won’t open."
- "Each towel was folded just so. If it wasn't perfect, they did it again."
- "Jason, 14, who arrived more than two years ago after drifting through five foster homes and a psychiatric hospital, is showing visitors with evident pride how neatly the bookshelves in the living room are kept, how the sneakers in the mud room are lined up just so."
- "“Everything has to be just so,” he [Lonnie Rose] said. “Being in a concrete box for a long time makes you even more O.C.D.”"
- "But the details in this room matter to Vermes, […] It’s why the water bottles in his office refrigerator are lined up just so […]"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌd͡ʒʌst ˈsoʊ/
- British English: /ˌd͡ʒʌst ˈsəʊ/