1. Transitional Words Grouped according to their Purpose
To add extra To give To clarify the To generalize To compare To present To
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and for example above all accordingly As a rule but afterward after all
also as an example I mean as a result As usual by the same at first all in all
token
additionally chiefly in other words consequently For the most by way of at the same all things
part contrast time considered
alternatively for instance in this case for this reason Generally conversely earlier altogether
and then especially that is to say for this Generally equally first of all as a final point
purpose speaking
apart from illustrated with to put it in hence Ordinarily however first/second/ briefly
another way third/last/lastly
as well in this case under certain in that case Usually in contrast for now by and large
circumstances
as well as in another up to a point otherwise in a like for the time finally
case manner being
besides in particular what I mean is so then instead in the first in a word
place
besides that in this situation subsequently likewise in time in any case
coupled with including therefore nevertheless in turn in any event

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equally markedly thus on one hand later in brief
important
finally namely thereupon on the other later on in conclusion
hand
first, second, notably under those on the contrary meanwhile in short
third, and etc circumstances
following this on this wherefore rather next in summary
further occasion
further particularly similarly the next step in the end
furthermore in particular still the meantime in the final
analysis
indeed specifically though then in the long run
in addition (to) such as whereas to begin with lastly
in fact take the case while soon on balance
of
last, lastly to demonstrate yet simultaneously on the whole
last but not to illustrate while overall
least
likewise as an to conclude
illustration
moreover to put it briefly

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presented
not only …, to sum up
but also…
not to mention to summarize
or
then, too
too
what is more