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Transition words= Definition /Uses/Examples
Transition words, as the name suggests, are words that help a writer or
speaker to transition smoothly from one thought or idea to another.
A transition, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “a link
between ideas or sections in a work of literature or music”, so a word that is
used as a link between different ideas or sections of thoughts and to
indicate a continuation of a thought or an idea previously discussed.

Transition Words/Phrases Connecting Similar Thoughts

Transition words and phrases that are used to connect similar sentences are
given below.

Also In the same fashion Just as

So Similarly Too

In like manner Likewise Like

Transition Words/Phrases Connecting Contrasting

Thoughts/Alternatives
Transition words and phrases that are used to connect contrasting sentences or
point out alternatives are given below.

But Still After all

However Unlike Yet

In spite of While Although this may be true

On the one hand Different from Regardless

On the other hand Of course …, but Despite

Nevertheless Or At the same time

Nonetheless Albeit Be that as it may

Notwithstanding Then again Rather

In contrast Besides Above all

On the contrary In reality Even though

Instead As much as Whereas

Conversely Although Otherwise

Transition Words/Phrases Connecting Sequential Sentences

Transition words that are used to connect sentences sequentially are given
below.

First Second Third

Next Then Finally

Transition Words/Phrases Connecting Sentences by Defining,

Limiting and Restricting Time
Transition words and phrases that are used to connect sentences by defining,
limiting, and restricting time are given below.

After To begin with Now

Afterward Recently After

At last In due time Simultaneously

Before As soon as Subsequently

Currently Then After

During As long as At the present time

Earlier In The Meantime From time to time

Immediately Sooner or later Then

Later At this instant At the same time

Meanwhile Up to the present time Until

Quickly In a moment Finally

Later Without delay Last

Till In the first place Since

Before All of a sudden Hence

When Suddenly Once

Occasionally Formerly Since

Shortly About Whenever

Henceforth Further Straightaway

Eventually During Now that

Forthwith By the time Meanwhile

Whenever Until now In time

Instantly Presently Prior to

Transition Words/Phrases Representing Results or

Consequences
Transition words and phrases that are used for connecting sentences by
expressing the results or consequences of the action mentioned in the preceding
sentences are given below.

As a result Under those circumstances In effect

In that case For this reason So

For Because the Thus

Then Consequently Hence

Therefore Thereupon Forthwith

Accordingly Henceforth In conclusion

Transition Words/Phrases Providing Emphasis, Showing Support

and Illustrations
Transition words and phrases that are used to emphasise, support, and illustrate
ideas in sentences are given below.

In other words To put it differently To be sure

As an illustration Especially In this case

To put it another way Expressly That is to say

By all means Important to realise Surely

The first thing to remember Must be remembered Most compelling evidence

Point often overlooked Chiefly To point out

On the negative side Certainly With this in mind

Including Like For one thing

Namely On the positive side For this reason

Indeed Notably With attention to

Markedly Such as Another key point

Explicitly Specifically In general

Particularly In fact To emphasise

In particular In detail For example

For instance To demonstrate To explain

To repeat To clarify Frequently

To enumerate Surprisingly Truly

Transition Words/Phrases Defining Places. Positions and Spaces

Transition words and phrases that are used to define the places, positions or
spaces of objects mentioned in the preceding sentences are given below.

Above Down Amidst

Beyond Here Adjacent

Back Below Behind

In the middle To the left/right Nearby

On this side In the distance In the centre of

In the foreground In front In front of

Adjacent to Opposite to Here and there

There In the background Across

From Wherever Next

Above Before Over

Up Among Below

Beyond Nearby Under

Around There Where

Alongside Amid Between

Beneath Beside Near

Transition Words/Phrases to Provide Additional Information and

Express Agreement
Transition words and phrases that are used to provide additional information and
express agreement with preceding sentences are given below.

In the first place In addition Not only … but also

In like manner Not to mention As a matter of fact

In the light of And Moreover

Equally important Equally By the same token

To Again Coupled with

Then Like To say nothing of

Uniquely Similarly Likewise

Too Of course As

Together with Correspondingly As well as

Comparatively Additionally Also

Furthermore To add to Identically

Transition Words/Phrases to Conclude Your Thoughts and Ideas
Transition words and phrases that are used to conclude sentences are given
below.

Finally In brief, Briefly In the end

In conclusion In a word Thus

On the whole To conclude In sum

To summarise To sum up As can be seen

In summary In the long run In short

All things considered On balance As shown above

Given these points In either case As has been noted

For the most part Ultimately After all

In fact In essence In any event

Altogether Ordinarily Obviously

Usually Eventually Overall

On the whole By and large Generally speaking

All in all In the final analysis Definitely