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in other words vs to put it another way

Both 'in other words' and 'to put it another way' are correct phrases used to introduce a rephrased or alternative way of expressing something. They are interchangeable and serve the same purpose in English.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 583 views

in other words

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a rephrased or clarified version of a previous statement.

This phrase is used to provide an alternative way of expressing something, usually to clarify or simplify a previous statement.

Examples:

The project was a failure; in other words, it didn't meet our expectations.
She's very busy, in other words, she won't be able to attend the meeting.

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The thawing year in other words.
So in other words, tread lightly.
The only possible option is democratic rationality, in other words a codecision procedure.
As an alcoholic can speak about his vice, in other words.
Furniture in other words not only beautiful but made to last...
So in other words, you have no alibi.
It is, in other words, a great trading power oriented towards exports.
So, in other words, the Chicago City Council has passed the gaming ordinance.
So, in other words, you have no idea.
Okay, in other words, no signs of pulmonary disease.
So, in other words, he just appears on the grid five years ago.
Because you don't know how to run your business, in other words.
People like you, in other words.
So no change, in other words.
A possible future, in other words.
Or, in other words, a debt-to-equity ratio of 96 %.
So, in other words, we got nothing.
So... in other words, I was wrong.
He's part owner in the enterprise, in other words.
A child, in other words.

Alternatives:

to put it another way
in simpler terms
to say it differently
in layman's terms
to rephrase

to put it another way

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a rephrased or alternative way of expressing something.

This phrase is used to provide an alternative way of expressing something, usually to clarify or simplify a previous statement.

Examples:

The project was a failure; to put it another way, it didn't meet our expectations.
She's very busy, to put it another way, she won't be able to attend the meeting.

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Find 52 synonyms for "to put it another way" and other similar words that you can use instead based on 2 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
Definition of to put it another way in the Idioms Dictionary. to put it another way phrase. What does to put it another way expression mean?
Related terms for 'to put it another way': after all, as, as a matter of fact, as if, as much as anything, at bottom, because, being..., besides.
Or to put it another way (=say it in different words), don't try this at home. The subject matter makes the painting a little, how shall I put it (=how can ...
Jun 8, 2012 ... “Or to put it another way, that is about 5,300 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers per hour. Now that is an eruption!” The eruption of Novarupta ...

Alternatives:

in other words
in simpler terms
to say it differently
in layman's terms
to rephrase

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