List of 288 transition words and phrases from A to Z.
- About
- Above all
- Absolutely
- Accordingly
- Across
- Additionally / an additional
- Adjacent
- Admittedly
- After
- Albeit
- Alike
- All the same
- All things considered
- Along with
- Also
- Alternatively
- Alternatively stated
- Although
- Although this may be true
- Altogether
- And
- And still
- And yet
- Apart from this
- Around
- As
- As a consequence (of)
- As a result
- As a rule
- As an example of
- As applied to
- As demonstrated above
- As far as
- As noted
- As opposed to
- As shown above
- As well as
- As well as that
- As with
- As you can see
- At the rear
- At this time
- Be that as it may
- Because of
- Before
- Below
- Beneath
- Besides
- Both
- Briefly
- Broadly speaking
- By and large
- By the same token
- Chiefly
- Clearly
- Commonly
- Compare / compare(d) to (with)
- Concerning
- Consequently
- Considering
- Contrarily
- Contrary to
- Conversely
- Correspondingly
- Coupled with
- Definitely
- Despite/in spite of
- Differing from
- Due to
- Either
- Equal
- Equally
- Especially
- Even
- Even if
- Even so
- Even though
- Eventually
- Expressed simply
- Finally
- First
- Firstly
- Following
- For example/ For instance
- For one thing
- For the most part
- For the purpose of
- For this reason
- Forthwith
- From this point
- Further
- Furthermore
- Generally speaking
- Given that
- Given these points
- Granted that
- Hence
- However
- I mean
- If
- Illustrated by
- Importantly
- In a nutshell
- In a similar manner
- In a word
- In addition
- In addition to this
- In another case
- In any event
- In brief
- In common
- In conclusion
- In connection to
- In contrast (to)
- In detail
- In essence
- In explanation
- In fact
- In general/ Generally
- In lay terms
- In like manner
- In most cases
- In opposition
- In order to
- In other words
- In short
- In simple language
- In simple terms
- In spite of
- In summary
- In summation
- In terms
- In that case
- In the case of
- In the end
- In the event that
- In the final analysis
- In the first place
- In the same fashion
- In the same way
- In the spitting image of
- In this case
- In this situation
- In truth
- In turn
- In view of
- Including
- Indeed
- Instead
- It should be noted
- Just as
- Just as…so too
- Just like
- Last
- Last but not least
- Lastly and most importantly
- Later
- Lest
- Like
- Likewise
- Mainly
- Momentarily
- More often than not
- Moreover
- Most important
- Mostly
- Namely
- Naturally
- Near
- Nearby
- Never
- Nevertheless
- Next
- Next to
- Nonetheless
- Nor
- Normally
- Not long after
- Not only…but also
- Not to mention
- Notwithstanding
- Now
- Obviously
- Of course
- Often
- On bottom
- On the condition that
- On the other hand
- On the whole
- On this occasion
- On top
- Once
- Only if
- Opposite
- Otherwise stated
- Over
- Overall
- Owing to
- Particularly / in particular
- Pertaining to
- Positively
- Predominately
- Previously
- Prior to
- Proof of this
- Provided that
- Put differently
- Put in another way
- Rather
- Regarding
- Regardless of this
- Regularly
- Reiterated
- Resembles
- Said differently
- Same as
- Second
- Secondly
- Seeing that
- Similar to
- Similarily
- Similarly
- Simplified
- Simply put
- Simply stated
- Since
- So that
- Some examples of these might be:
- Speaking about/of
- Specifically
- Still another
- Subsequently
- Such as
- Surprisingly
- Surrounding
- That is to say
- The fact that
- Then
- Therefore
- Thereupon
- Third
- Thirdly
- Though
- Thus
- To begin with
- To break it down
- To clarify
- To clearly define
- To conclude
- To demonstrate
- To emphasize
- To end
- To explain
- To make plain
- To put it clearly
- To put it differently
- To put it in another way
- To repeat
- To simplify
- To sum up
- To summarise
- To the left
- Together with
- Tomorrow
- Too
- Truly
- Typically
- Ultimately
- Underneath
- Undoubtedly
- Unless
- Unlike
- Unquestionably
- Up against
- Up to a point
- Usually
- When
- Whenever
- Whereas
- While
- With attention
- With regards to
- With respect to
- With this in mind
- With this intention
- With this purpose
- Without a doubt
- Yet
