etcetera
The list continues
Etcetera means "and other things of the same kind" or "and so on." It signals that a list could continue with similar items: We packed shirts, pants, socks, etcetera.
Usually abbreviated etc., it appears at the end of incomplete enumerations.
Overuse suggests vagueness—sometimes a writer hasn't thought through what else belongs on the list.
Of various sorts
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- sundryOf assorted kinds
- variousOf multiple types
- diverseOf many types
odds and ends · this and that · bits and pieces · whatnot · hodgepodge · grabbag · mixed bag · catchall
"And so forth" shortened
- and so forthSignals additional examples
- and so onIndicates continuation of series
- and the likeSimilar things included
- and suchMore of the same
and all that · and whatnot · you name it · blah blah · yada yada · and all · and stuff
Mark indicating omitted words
- impliedSuggested without stating
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
unmentioned · unsaid · trailing off · left out · abbreviated · curtailed · truncated · cut short
assorted
Of various sorts
- miscellaneousOf mixed composition
- sundryOf assorted kinds
- variousOf multiple types
diverse · odds and ends · this and that · bits and pieces · whatnot · hodgepodge · grabbag · mixed bag · catchall · potpourri
etc
"And so forth" shortened
- and so forthSignals additional examples
- and so onIndicates continuation of series
- and the likeSimilar things included
and such · and all that · and whatnot · you name it · blah blah · yada yada · and all · and stuff
ellipsis
Mark indicating omitted words
- impliedSuggested without stating
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- understoodGrasped the meaning
unspoken · unmentioned · unsaid · trailing off · left out · abbreviated · curtailed · truncated · cut short · glossed over
- "And More" Phrasesand so forth, et al., whatnot, and the like, blah blah
- catch-allscatch-all, miscellaneous, miscellany, grab bag, hodgepodge
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- filler wordsum, uh, er, hmm, ah
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler
etceterathat's all
Statement of conclusion
period · full stop · in full · without exception · to be specific
etceteraspecifically
In a precise manner
precisely · exactly · strictly · definitively
etceterato wit
Introduces a clarification
viz · i.e. · that is to say · specifically · precisely