Synonyms of so-called

so-called

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• supposed
• suspect
• problematic
• questionable
• dubious
• suspicious
• shaky
• fishy
• queer
• debatable
• doubtful
• shady
• equivocal
• dodgy
• disputable
• moot
• ambiguous
• doubtable
• unclear
• dubitable
• uncertain
• unlikely
• undetermined
• open
• flimsy
• improbable
• weak
• undecided
• far-fetched

Dissimilar Words

• certain
• undoubted
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• undeniable
• sure
• incontestable
• indubitable
• unproblematic
• definitive
• decisive
• obvious
• positive
• questionless
• hands-down
• clear
• open-and-shut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of so-called

This epoch is so-called because we Earthlings have yet to sense anything from this time period, which started about 380,000 years after the big bang and lasted 200 million to 400 million years. — Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2026

The hope is that the technology used in the ‘drop-in’ sustainable fuels – so-called because they can be dropped into any internal combustion engine – can transfer to the broader automotive industry. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images The discovery of the so-called Per Geijer deposit sits in close proximity to the world’s largest underground iron ore mine. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025

No, the Rubber City—so-called because of the factories established there by Goodrich, Firestone, General Tire, and Goodyear—had never seen anything like this. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025