N2 — outside your level filter
そう〜ない
そう〜ないsou naiN2formal
All examples3
not all that much — denies a degree already on the table
駅からは、そうかからない。歩いても十分ほどだ。
eki kara wa, sou kakaranai. aruite mo juppun hodo da.
From the station it doesn't take all that much time — ten minutes on foot. neutral
会場まではそう遠くないので、歩いてまいります。
kaijou made wa sou tookunai node, aruite mairimasu.
The venue is not all that far, so I shall walk. formal
制度が変わっても、現場の仕事はそう変わらない。
seido ga kawatte mo, genba no shigoto wa sou kawaranai.
Even when the rules change, the work on the ground does not change all that much. neutral
How it's formed2
Notes
A は or も can follow the degree word for extra emphasis — そう長くはない,
そう遠くもない — but the bare form (そう遠くない) is just as natural.
そう遠くもない — but the bare form (そう遠くない) is just as natural.