Transitional words are very important for essays to flow and compact neatly.

Therefore, I have compiled a list of useful transitional words/phrases for you.

Additionally
In fact
Consequently
Conversely
Suddenly
Incidentally
Finally
Initially
To summarize
To conclude
In brief
Notwithstanding
In the case of
Furthermore
In the instances of
On the contrary
Opposing to
On the other hand
Nevertheless
Hence
Thus
Therefore
So
For example
Illustrated by
Due to
As a result
Not only…but also
In particular
Certainly
Similarly
However
Although
Likewise
Comparatively
Considering
In comparison
In contrast
Overall
To concise
It can be deduced that…
It is/was stated that…
In the event of
Accordingly
Meanwhile
Alternatively
Despite this
Hence
Owing to
It should be noted
Undoubtedly
Obviously
As a matter of fact
To put things differently
Afterward
Whereas
Apart from/Except for
Specifically
To demonstrate
As you may know