Transitional Words

To show location

above, across, against, along, among, around, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, in back of, in front of, inside of, inside, into, near, off, onto, on top, of, outside, over, throughout, to the right, under

To add

and, additionally, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what's more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.), another, for example, for instance, along with

To prove

because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover, besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any case, that is

To emphasize

definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation. for this reason, again to repeat, in fact, truly, although, on the other hand, even though

To conclude or summarize

finally, lastly, as a result, therefore, to sum up, all in all, in conclusion, because

To show sequence

first, second, third, and so forth. A, B, C, and so forth. next, then, following, this, at this time, now, at this point, after, afterward, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, before this, simultaneously, concurrently, thus, therefore, hence, next, and then, soon

To give example

for example, for instance, in this case, in another cause, on this occassion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an

To show time

immediately, thereafter, soon, after a few hours, finally, then, later, previously, formerly, first (second, etc.), next, and then, while, after, at, before, during, now, until, meanwhile, today, tomorrow, next week, yesterday, soon, afterward, about, when, suddenly

To repeat

in brief, as I have said, as I have noted, as has been noted

To clarify

that is, for instance, in other words

To compare

whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, on the contrary, by comparison, where, compared to, up against, balanced againts, vis a vis, but, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, although this may be true, likewise, like, also, as, while, similarly,

To show exception

yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spit of, despite, of course, once in a while, sometimes