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Common Connective Words Listed by Category
When adding on information, use these
connective words:
In addition,
Moreover,
Furthermore,
Besides
In fact,
Incidentally,
Meanwhile,
Another way to...
What's more,
When adding contrasting information, use these
connective words:
On the other hand,
In contrast,
Nevertheless,
However,
On the contrary,
Despite the, Despite this, Despite these,
In the second place,
Conversely,
When adding comparative information, use these
connective words:
Similarly,
Also,
Even if...
At any rate,
At the same time...
After all,
By the way,
Even so...
In addition to,
In other words,
Instead of...
For the same reason,
On the other hand,
In general,
More specifically,
Another way to
No matter what...
Such a...
In the same way,
If not for...
When placing information in an orderly fashion,
use these connective words:
After that,
Before...
Just before...
Before that,
Then,
At first,
Since...
Since then,
Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly,
Next,
Lastly,
Eventually,
Gradually,
Finally,
While...
Meanwhile,
Furthermore,
To begin with,
Summing up...
When listing information as a result or a cause
of something, use these connective words:
As a result,
As a consequence,
Consequently,
Therefore,
Thus,
Hence,
Accordingly,
Likewise,
Moreover,
Furthermore,
Because she...
This is why...
That is why...
If not for...
When listing information as a result of an
emotion, use these connective words:
Angrily, Thoroughly annoyed, Appalled, With apprehension,
Utterly ashamed, Mostly bewildered, Feeling betrayed, Somewhat
confused, Feeling rather confident, Delighted, Feeling a little
down in the dumps, Disappointed Feeling ecstatic, Excited,
Feeling quite envious, Embarassed, Furious, Gripped with fear,
Happily, Horrified, Irritated, Just a little intrigued, Smitten
with jealousy, Keenly aware of _____, Lazily, Luckily, let down
Overwhelmed with ________, Positive that _______, Reluctantly,
Seething, Sadly, Scared and tired, Feeling stressed,
Terrified, Feeling quite upset, Unhappy, Unfortunately,
Surprisingly,
When adding information that is conditional,
use these connective words:
Otherwise,
Indeed,
As far as
When adding a concluding information, use these
connective words:
In conclusion,
In summary,
Finally,
Lastly,
When adding information that will serve as an
example or as an illustration, use these connective words:
For example,
For instance,
When adding information that describes a
relationship between things or people, use these connective words:
Also,
Incidentally,
Likewise,
Moreover,
Next,
Yet,
Instead,
However,
Therefore,
Thus,
Usually,
Whatever...
Accordingly,
In contrast,
Although,
Besides,
Meanwhile,
Furthermore,
Generally,
Nevertheless,
For example,
When adding information to give a sense of
time, use these connective words:
First,
Finally,
Once,
Ultimately,
At last,
Lastly,
Meanwhile,
Then,
Formerly,
Secondly,
Now,
When...
Eventually,
Later,
Later on,
Previously,
Soon,
As soon as,
Sometimes,
Shortly after that,
Along the way,
Before long,
Earlier,
After all of that,
An hour later,
Without delay,
Immediately,
At that very moment,
A moment later,
Not a moment too soon,
Next,
Later that same day,
During all of this,
During that time,
While this was happening,
When desiring to introduce more intensive
information, use these connective words:
Especially since,
Increasingly...
More importantly,
Particularly...
significantly...
Most of all,
Above all,
As much as ...
By far...
Highly...
In fact,
Quite...
Especially unique...
Indeed,
Even if...
Even though...
In any case,
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