in other words

idiom

—used to introduce a statement that repeats what has been said in a different and usually a simpler or more exact way

"She said the movie was a bit predictable." "In other words, she didn't like it."

Examples of in other words in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The inevitable progress of technology, in other words, makes the technological sublime elusive. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025

So in other words, give your shoes a good swipe before stepping inside. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025

Older adults, in other words, are dying at a disproportionate rate to other age groups, due to a confluence of unique factors. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025

But the bulk of the companies surveyed (35 of the 45 respondents) predicted a commercially viable pilot plant would come sometime between 2030 and 2035—in other words, about a decade away. —Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in other words

• birds
• curds
• herds
• kurds
• nerds
• sherds
• thirds
• bluebirds
• catchwords
• keywords
• loanwords
• passwords