Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not so much

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.82 in modern English

Syllables: not -so -much
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.

phrase

Indicates that one factor is much more relevant or important than another.

Example Sentences

"My mom really likes spinach; me, not so much."
"It's not so much that he's a bad person, but that his political views are too extreme."

Questions

What does not so much mean?: Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.

How to pronounce not so much

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