Transition Words & Phrases

Addition or Sequence:

again, also, and, and then, besides, finally, first...second...third, furthermore, in the [first, second, third] place, jointly, last, likewise, moreover, next, plus, still, too, ultimately

Time or Series:

after a bit, after a few days, after a while, afterward, again, as long as, as soon as, at last, at length, at that time, before, during, earlier, eventually, first, following, formally, immediately, in the meantime, in the past, lately, later, meanwhile, now, presently, previously, secondly, shortly, simultaneously, subsequently, since, so far, soon, the former, the latter, then, thereafter, third, until, when

Comparison:

again, also, equally, in the same way, likewise, once more, similarly

Contrast:

at the same time, although, but, conversely, despite, even though, however, in contrast, in spite of, instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the one hand...on the other hand, regardless, still, though, yet

Examples:

after all, even, for example, for instance, indeed, in fact, of course, mainly, specifically, such as, the following example, to illustrate, thus

Emphasis:

Actually, after all, assuredly, certainly, especially, in fact, in truth, of course, most importantly, naturally, surely, truly, undoubtedly, without fail

Cause and Effect:

accordingly, as a result, because, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, hence, it follows that, necessarily, so, then, therefore, thereupon, thus, to this end

Place:

above, adjacent to, around, below, beyond, closer to, east of, elsewhere, far, farther on, here, near, nearby, north of, opposite to, there, to the left, to the right, to the south of, west of,

Pronoun Reference:

all, all of this, he, it, many, none, some, such, that, these, this, those, we, you

Concession:

although it is true that, even though, despite the fact that, granted that, I admit that, it may appear that, it would seem that, naturally, of course

Summary, Repetition, or Conclusion:

again, all of this, as a result, as has been noted, as I have said, as we have seen, as mentioned earlier, in any event, in conclusion, in other words, in short, on the whole, on this account, that is, therefore, to summarize, ultimately