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Synonyms

golden, loud, resonant, resounding, ringing, round, vibrant—more at RESONANT

soon adverb 1 : before long

2 : in a prompt manner : QUICKLY

3 archaic : EARLY

4 : in agreement with one's choice or preference : WILLINGLY

Synonyms

[1] anon, momentarily, presently, shortly—more at SHORTLY

[4] first, preferably, rather, readily—more at RATHER

soot noun : a fine black powder consisting chiefly of carbon that is formed when something burns and that colors smoke

— sooty adjective

sooth noun, archaic

: TRUTH

soothe verb soothed; sooth·ing 1 : to please by flattery or attention

2 : to calm down

3 : RELIEVE, ALLEVIATE <~ a burn>

— sooth·er noun

— sooth·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

assure, cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace—more at COMFORT

allay, alleviate, assuage, calm, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve—more at HELP

soothing adjective : tending to soothe; also : having a sedative effect

Synonyms

comforting, dreamy, narcotic, sedative; also hypnotic, opiate; anesthetic, deadening, depressant

sooth·say·er noun : one who foretells events

Synonyms

augur, diviner, forecaster, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophet, seer—more at PROPHET

sooth·say·ing noun : the act of foretelling events; also : something that is predicted

Synonyms

cast, forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy—more at PREDICTION

1sop noun : a conciliatory bribe, gift, or concession

2sop verb sopped; sop·ping 1 : to steep or dip in or as if in a liquid

2 : to wet thoroughly : SOAK; also : to mop up (a liquid)

Synonyms

drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, souse, steep—more at SOAK

SOP abbreviation standard operating procedure; standing operating procedure

soph abbreviation sophomore

soph·ism noun 1 : an argument correct in form but embodying a subtle fallacy

2 : SOPHISTRY

soph·ist noun : PHILOSOPHER; especially : a captious or fallacious reasoner

so·phis·tic or so·phis·ti·cal adjective : of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry

so·phis·ti·cat·ed adjective 1 : highly complicated or developed : COMPLEX <~ instruments>

2 : made worldly-wise by wide experience

3 : intellectually appealing <~ novel>

Synonyms

[1] complex, complicated, convoluted, elaborate, intricate, involved, knotty—more at COMPLEX

[2] cosmopolitan, smart, worldly, worldly-wise—more at WORLDLY-WISE

[2] debonair, smooth, suave, urbane—more at SUAVE

so·phis·ti·ca·tion noun 1 : the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned

2 : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle

Synonyms

complexity, elaborateness, intricacy—more at COMPLEXITY

soph·ist·ry noun : subtly deceptive reasoning or argument

soph·o·more noun : a student in the second year of high school or college

soph·o·mor·ic adjective 1 : being overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature

2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore

So·pho·ni·as noun : ZEPHANIAH

sop·o·rif·ic adjective 1 : causing sleep or drowsiness

2 : LETHARGIC

so·pra·no noun, plural -nos [ORIGIN: It, fr. sopra above, fr. L supra]

1 : the highest singing voice; also : a singer with this voice

2 : the highest part in a 4-part chorus

— soprano adjective

sor·bet noun : a usu. fruit-flavored ice served for dessert or between courses as a palate refresher

sor·cer·er noun : a person who practices sorcery

Synonyms

conjurer, enchanter, magician, necromancer, voodoo, witch, wizard—more at MAGICIAN

sor·cer·ess noun : a woman who is a sorcerer

sor·cery noun [ORIGIN: ME sorcerie, fr. AF, fr. sorcer sorcerer, fr. ML sortiarius, fr. L sort-, sors chance, lot]

: the use of magic : WITCHCRAFT

Synonyms

bewitchment, enchantment, magic, necromancy, witchcraft, wizardry—more at MAGIC

sor·did adjective 1 : marked by baseness or grossness : VILE

2 : marked by filthiness and degradation : DIRTY

— sor·did·ly adverb

— sor·did·ness noun

Synonyms

base, contemptible, despicable,