in other words

1. Putting it differently, usually more simply or explicitly. For example, The weather was terrible, the plane took off several hours after the scheduled time, and then fog prevented their landing—in other words, they never got to the wedding at all. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

The fabric has long been shorthand for rugged individualism and the everyday workwear mythos of the American frontier — in other words, a different, portable performance of Americana.

From Salon

That sector saw a gain of about 79,000 jobs — accounting, in other words, for all of the overall job gains.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had a very long list of ‘what ifs,’ in other words eventualities that could happen and how we would deal with them in an emergency,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The message from Vance's "very open manner" had, in other words, been heard loud and clear.

From BBC

Scientists say the remains are largely "commingled" – in other words, the bones are mixed up.

From BBC

Related Words

• especially 
• i.e. 
• particularly 
• specially 
• specifically