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Greg Mat Support - Contrast List

The document provides a comprehensive list of support words, phrases, and punctuation that can enhance writing by establishing connections or contrasts. It categorizes words into various groups, including extreme words, words that imply negation, and less obvious contrast words. Additionally, it highlights phrases that can serve dual purposes depending on context.

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Greg Mat Support - Contrast List

The document provides a comprehensive list of support words, phrases, and punctuation that can enhance writing by establishing connections or contrasts. It categorizes words into various groups, including extreme words, words that imply negation, and less obvious contrast words. Additionally, it highlights phrases that can serve dual purposes depending on context.

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Support Words Support Phrases

since not only…but also


or in addition
that for this reason
as the more (adjective), the more (adjective)
by serves to
and as well as
also so…that
moreover if only
likewise only by
equally resulting from
for in order to
when just as
because seem like
thus no choice but to
through only with
if leads to/leading to/led to
which as (adjective) as it is (adjective)
given from this
with such as
whereby in light of
therefore have a tendency toward Words that mean "n
indeed tends to
then
who
in
so
like (similarity)
like (examples)
after
whose
where
seems
to be words (is, was, are, etc)
Previously Referenced Words
Pronouns Other Words
this equal
these equally
that likewise
his/her aforementioned
its similar
those similarly
their
Support Punctuation
period .
semi-colon ;
colon :
comma ,
em dash —
parentheses ()

Extreme Words
even
eventually
at worst
ultimately
especially
downright
at most
in the end
stand out / stood out
indeed combined with "almost"
let alone

Words that mean "not" or "no"


anything but
little
few
everything but
rarely
less
yet to
hardly ever
scarcely
hardly

erenced Words
In Some Cases
such
the
or
Less Obvious Support Words Contrast Words
make/made but
have/has despite
to though
unfortunately yet
show/showing unless
demonstrate/demonstrating although
suggest however
render/has rendered rather
poses instead
unlike
Words that don’t change logic even with
nothing but even though
a few even as
little more than even in
even if
than
Support or Contrast even when
(depends on context) whatever
or regardless (of)
in fact without
notwithstanding
nevertheless
while
Contrast Phrases Less Obvious Contrast Words
stark contrast belie
on the other hand fight
for all the balance
taken a turn oscillate
by contrast ironic/ironically
rather than paradox/paradoxically
only to remarkable/remarkably
far from puzzling
in spite of surprise/suprising/surprisingly
could have fortunately
would have supposed
might have opposition
force to versus
on the contrary wish
turn into hope
transform odd/oddly
sharp contrast pendulum
to be sure force
I do admit counter
I do concede counterintuitive
I do acknowledge curious
no matter admittedly
unexpectedly
typically
prevent (and similar type words)

Could go Both Ways


or
of course

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