in other words

Idioms and Phrases

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

Projects by Israeli nonprofits to introduce this species and other non-native trees, in other words, may not be conducive to their stated mission of "making the desert bloom."

From Salon

According to the Kremlin, Putin told Scholz that any potential peace agreement must “be based on the new territorial realities” — in other words the Ukrainian territory that Russia has occupied since 2022.

From BBC

So said the new Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, to staff at Conservative Campaign Headquarters - in other words, she can win the next general election.

From BBC

This is a broad category consisting of lack of healthy food, clothing, hygiene, shelter, supervision, or medical care — in other words, the impact of poverty.

From Salon

She doesn't have much substance to her, in other words, so she just hammers on and on about the abortion issue.

From BBC