Thesaurus:in other words
English
Adverb
Sense: used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification
Synonyms
- better put
- i.e.
- in other words (idiomatic)
- put differently
- that is
- that is to say
- to put it another way
- what this means is
Hyponyms
- Clarification:
- more precisely
- rather
- Correction:
- Simplification:
- in layman's terms (idiomatic)
- in plain English
- put simply
- simplistically
- Specification:
Various
See also
Further reading
- “522. interpretation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “in other words” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.