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90 Transition Words and Phrases

To provide another point
And
Nor
Also
As well
Besides
Further
Moreover
Along with
Furthermore
In addition
Additionally
What is more
Another reason
To X, Y adds Z

To conclude or explain
So
Then
Thus
Hence
And so
Because
And thus
In short
At bottom
Therefore
All in all
Accordingly
As a result
At its core
That is why
To that end
In any event
Consequently
In consequence
For that reason

To draw an analogy or
comparison
Here
Likewise
Similarly
By analogy
So too here
As with X, Y
By extension
Much like X, Y
In like manner
In the same way
Just as X, so Y

To give an example
Say
As in
Such as
Including
For example
For instance
For one thing
First, second, third, etc.

To preempt a counterargument
Still
Even if
Even so
Although
Of course
That said
To be sure
All the same
Even assuming
At the same time
On the other hand
Though she has argued
Though some might argue
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To emphasize or expand
Indeed
In fact
Even more
In effect
By analogy
Especially
Simply put
By extension
Particularly
In particular
In other words
Put another way
All the more reason
All the more because
All the more X because Y

To draw a contrast
Yet
But
Not
Rather
Unlike
Despite
However
Instead
Conversely
By contrast
In contrast
Nonetheless
For all that
Nevertheless