Or so and Some

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Or so adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

Usage example: 20 or so people were at the party

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Some is a synonym for or so. In some cases you can use "Some" instead an adverb phrase "Or so".

Some adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

Usage example: some forty people came

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Or so is a synonym for some. You can use "Or so" instead an adverb "Some".

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Some and Or so. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/or_so/some

Or so & Some. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/or_so/some>.

Some or Or so. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/or_so/some.

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