etc
List trails off
Etc is the abbreviated form of the Latin phrase et cetera, meaning "and other things" or "and so forth." It signals that a list continues in the same pattern without spelling out every item: We need plates, cups, napkins, etc.
The abbreviation always ends with a period.
Repeating it (etc., etc. ) suggests tedious continuation or exasperation.
Not openly expressed
- impliedSuggested without stating
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- assumedTaken as true
- understoodGrasped the meaning
unmentioned · unspecified · tacit · unexpressed · unsaid · implicit · subtext · suggestion
Recorded item in catalog
- catalogueSystematic list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- listSequence of recorded items
- itemizationCataloging into distinct entries
series · compilation · enumeration · checklist · roster · index · schedule · tabulation
Abbreviated writing system
- notationSystem of written symbols
- truncationCutting something shorter
- brevityShortness of expression
- concisenessQuality of being brief
abbreviation · symbol · typography · simplification · ampersand · punctuation · period · dot
Of assorted kinds
- assortedOf various sorts
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- variousOf multiple types
- diverseOf many types
sundries · hodgepodge · potpourri · medley · catchall · miscellany · leftovers · extras
Without termination or boundary
- unendingLacking any terminus
- ongoingIn progress now
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- continuousWithout pause or gap
interminable · infinite · sequence · progression · succession · extension · prolongation · repetitive
unstated
Not openly expressed
understood · unmentioned · unspecified · tacit · unexpressed · unsaid · implicit · subtext · suggestion · hint
listing
Recorded item in catalog
itemization · series · compilation · enumeration · checklist · roster · index · schedule · tabulation · rundown
shorthand
Abbreviated writing system
- notationSystem of written symbols
- truncationCutting something shorter
- brevityShortness of expression
conciseness · abbreviation · symbol · typography · simplification · ampersand · punctuation · period · dot · mark
sundry
Of assorted kinds
- assortedOf various sorts
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- variousOf multiple types
diverse · sundries · hodgepodge · potpourri · medley · catchall · miscellany · leftovers · extras · incidentals
endless
Without termination or boundary
continuous · interminable · infinite · sequence · progression · succession · extension · prolongation · repetitive · recurring
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- Symbols and Abbreviationsabbreviation, acronym, shorthand, initialism, contraction
- vague wordssomething, someone, somewhere, sometime, somehow
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Latin Abbreviationse.g., i.e., et al, ibid, viz
- Unixbash, cat, cd, grep, chmod
etcthat's all
Statement of conclusion
nothing more · comprehensive list · in full · namely · specifically
etcspecifically
In a precise manner
namely · to wit · viz. · precisely · in particular