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100 Best Synonyms for “Put Simply”

May 17, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. as noted as already mentioned
2. as said as already stated
3. as stated as already expressed
4. at base at the core level
5. at bottom basically
6. at heart in essence
7. basically in basic terms
8. bluntly in a direct way
9. boiled down reduced to essentials
10. bottom line main point briefly
11. briefly in a brief way
12. broadly speaking generally speaking
13. capsulized put into brief form
14. clarified made easier to understand
15. clearly in a clear way
16. concisely briefly and clearly
17. crudely put stated bluntly and simply
18. directly in a direct way
19. distilled reduced to essentials
20. epitomized expressed in brief form
21. essentially in essence
22. for clarity to make clear
23. fundamentally at the base level
24. generally speaking in general terms
25. i.e. that is
26. in a nutshell in a few words
27. in brief in a few words
28. in capsule in very brief form
29. in condensed form in shortened form
30. in essence at the core
31. in everyday terms using common language
32. in fewer words using less wording
33. in other words said another way
34. in plain English in easy English
35. in plain language using easy wording
36. in plain terms using plain language
37. in reduced terms in simpler terms
38. in short in few words
39. in simple terms using easy language
40. in simpler words using easier wording
41. in sum in summary
42. in summary as a summary
43. long story short briefly summarized
44. loosely speaking not exactly but generally
45. more exactly more precisely stated
46. more plainly in plainer words
47. more simply in simpler words
48. namely specifically speaking
49. net-net overall result stated briefly
50. or rather more exactly
51. plain and simple clear and straightforward
52. plainly in a plain way
53. put another way said differently
54. put bluntly expressed bluntly
55. put briefly expressed briefly
56. put clearly expressed clearly
57. put concisely expressed concisely
58. put directly expressed directly
59. put plainly expressed in plain words
60. rather more accurately
61. rephrased said differently
62. restated said again differently
63. roughly approximately stated
64. said plainly expressed in plain words
65. said simply expressed simply
66. short and sweet brief and simple
67. shortly briefly
68. simply in simple terms
69. specifically to be exact
70. stated plainly said in plain terms
71. stated simply said in simple terms
72. straightforwardly in a straightforward way
73. succinctly in few words
74. that is in other words
75. the gist is the main point is
76. the long and short the main point
77. the point is the main idea is
78. to boil it down to reduce to essentials
79. to put it bluntly to say bluntly
80. to put it briefly to say briefly
81. to put it clearly to say clearly
82. to put it directly to say directly
83. to put it plainly to say it plainly
84. to put it shortly to say briefly
85. to put it simply to say it simply
86. to say it bluntly to express bluntly
87. to say it briefly to express briefly
88. to say it directly to express directly
89. to say it plainly to express plainly
90. to say it simply to express simply
91. well in simple terms; then
92. what it means is the simple meaning is
93. without frills in a plain, basic way
94. without fuss in a straightforward way
95. without jargon using ordinary language
96. without mincing words in a direct, plain way
97. without ornament without decorative wording
98. without padding without extra unnecessary words
99. without sugarcoating in a blunt, plain way
100. without the jargon using ordinary language

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