The difference between Moderately and So-so

When used as adverbs, moderately means in a moderate manner, whereas so-so means neither very well nor very poorly.


So-so is also adjective with the meaning: neither good nor bad.

check bellow for the other definitions of Moderately and So-so

  1. Moderately as an adverb:

    In a moderate manner.

    Examples:

    "During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately."

  2. Moderately as an adverb:

    To a moderate extent or degree.

    Examples:

    "They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses."

  1. So-so as an adjective (informal):

    Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

    Examples:

    "The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was so-so."

  1. So-so as an adverb (informal):

    Neither very well nor very poorly.

    Examples:

    "He performed so-so during the tryouts, and the coach was undecided whether to add him to the team or not."