Restatement transition words are used to summarise an idea or restate something that has already been said.

Function: Express an alternative to what has been previously stated.

• Expressed simply, her works provide food for thought.
• In a nutshell, words can insight violence.
• In other words, our individual truths influence how we see a painting.
• That is to say, writing letters is an art.
• To put it differently, the story lacked structure.