Transitional Words and Phrases

Transitional words and phrases can create powerful links between ideas in your paper and can
help your reader understand the logic of your paper.

However, these words all have different meanings, nuances, and connotations.

Before using a particular transitional word in your paper, be sure you understand its meaning
and usage completely and be sure that it's the right match for the logic in your paper.
Addition Time Place Comparison
furthermore while here in the same
moreover immediatel there way
too y nearby by the same
also never beyond token
in the after wherever similarly
second place later, opposite to in like manner
again earlier adjacent to likewise
in addition always neighboring on in similar
even more when above, below fashion
next soon
further whenever
last, lastly meanwhile Exemplification Contrast
finally sometimes
besides in the
or Illustration yet
and yet
and, or, nor meantime to illustrate
nevertheless
first during to demonstrate
nonetheless
second, afterwards specifically
after all
secondly, etc. now, until for instance
but
now as an illustration
however
next e.g., (for
though
following example)
otherwise
once for example
on the contrary
then
in contrast
at length
notwithstandin
simultaneo
g
usly
on the other
so far
hand
this time
at the same
subsequent
time
ly

Clarification Effect Qualification Intensification

that is to therefore almost indeed
say consequent nearly to repeat
in other ly probably by all means
words accordingly never of course
to explain thus always doubtedly
i.e., (that hence frequently certainly
is) as a result perhaps without doubt
to clarify maybe yes, no
to rephrase although undoubtedly
it Purpose in fact
to put it surely
in order
another way in fact
 that
Cause so that Concession
to that
to be sure
end, to this end
because granted
for this purpose
since of course, it is true
on account
of
for that
reason

Summary Conclusion Demonstrative Pronouns

to in s acting as serving as
summarize conclusion
in sum to conclude
transitions links to
in brief finally this clearly refer
those
to sum up
these
to a specific
in short
in summary that word or
phrase
his
its
theirs
it
their
your
her
they
our