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Synonyms and antonyms of Words and expressions when listing things in British Thesaurus

Words and expressions when listing things

secondly (adverb)

used for introducing the second in a series of two or more things

firstly (adverb)

used for beginning a list of events that happened, or for saying what will happen first

lastly (adverb)

used when you want to make one more statement, ask one more question, or mention one more thing in a list before you finish

thirdly (adverb)

used for introducing the third idea in a list

et cetera ()

the full form of etc

etc (abbreviation)

used after a list of things to mean ‘and others of the same type’, when you do not want to mention everything

second (adverb)

secondly

whatnot (noun)

informal other similar things

inter alia (adverb)

formal used for saying that there are other things apart from those that are mentioned. The usual way of saying this is ‘among other things’.

and the like ()

used for including other similar people or things in what you are saying

among other things ()

used when you are mentioning one or more things out of a larger number

and all that ()

used for saying that you could add other things to the ones that you have mentioned

and all that jazz ()

all the things that are related to what you are talking about

and (all) the rest (of it) ()

used at the end of a list for referring to other similar people or things that you have not mentioned

and everything ()

used for showing that you are talking about other similar things, in addition to the ones that you have just mentioned

and so on/forth ()

used instead of mentioning more of a similar type of thing that has already been mentioned

...and stuff (like that) (informal)

informal used for referring to things that are similar or related to the subject that you are discussing

...and such ()

used for showing that you could add other things or people like the ones that you have just mentioned

...and what have you ()

used for showing that you could also mention other things of the same kind

blah, blah, blah (informal)

informal used for completing a sentence when you do not have to be definite or when the subject is boring

first of all ()

used for introducing the first of several things that you are going to say

first off ()

used for introducing the first of a series of things that you are going to say

last but not least ()

used when you mention the final person or thing in a list, in order to say that they are equally important

next/second to last ()

used for referring to the occasion, person, or thing that comes just before the last one in a series, list, or group

...or anything ()

used for referring to or asking about other things of the same type

or whatever ()

or anything else of the same kind

that sort of thing ()

used at the end of a list of similar things or details for showing that it is not complete

to begin with (spoken)

spoken used for introducing the first thing in a list of things you are going to say

you name it ()

used after a list for saying that most other things of the same type are also possible or available