in a word
To summarize simply
In a word introduces a concise summary or characterization of something just discussed or about to be explained: The service was, in a word, terrible.
The phrase signals that what follows will distill a complex situation into a single term, often for emphasis or dramatic effect: How was the trip? In a word: unforgettable.
- nutshellSeed's protective casing
- gistCentral meaning distilled
- briefShort in duration
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- distilledPurified by vaporization
in short · to put it simply · epitomized · succinct · bottom line · all in all · pithy · encapsulated · summary · to sum up · terse · long story short · abridged · cutting to the chase · straight to the point · basically · boiled down · essentially
brevity of expression
in a wordat length
In great detail
verbosely · in full · long-windedly · elaborately · expansively