Complete List of Linking Words

Complete List of Linking Words &
Connecting
Words
Linking Words – Result
Function: To provide the result of what has been stated or has occurred
 Accordingly
 As a consequence (of)
 As a result
 Consequently
 Due to
 For this reason
 Forthwith
 Hence
 Then
 Therefore
 Thereupon
 Thus
Connecting Words – Emphasis
Function: To put forward a point or idea more forcefully
 Above all
 Absolutely
 Chiefly
 Clearly
 Definitely
 Especially
 Even
 Importantly
 In detail
 In truth
 Indeed
 It should be noted
 Naturally
 Never
 Obviously
 Of course
 Particularly / in particular
 Positively
 Surprisingly
 To clarify
 To emphasize
 To repeat
 Truly
 Undoubtedly
 Unquestionably
 With attention
 Without a doubt
Linking Words – Addition
Function: To add to what has been previously stated
 Additionally/an additional
 Along with
 Also
 And
 Apart from this
 As well as
 As well as that
 Besides
 Coupled with
 Finally
 First
 Further
 Furthermore
 In addition
 In addition to this
 In the same fashion
 Last
 Moreover
 Not only…but also
 Not to mention
 Second
 Similarily
 Third
 Together with
 Too
Linking Words – Reason
Function: To provide reasons for what has been stated or has occurred
 Because of
 For the purpose of
 Given that
 Granted that
 In fact
 In order to
 In view of
 Owing to
 Provided that
 Seeing that
 So that
 With this in mind
 With this intention
 With this purpose
Connecting Words – Illustration
Function: To provide examples
 As an example of
 For example/ For instance
 For one thing
 Illustrated by
 In another case
 In the case of
 In this case
 In this situation
 Including
 Like
 Namely
 On this occasion
 Proof of this
 Specifically
 Such as
 To clarify
 To demonstrate
 To demonstrate/ To clarify
 To simplify
Linking Words – Contrast
Function: To show how things are different
 Alternatively
 As opposed to
 Contrarily
 Contrary to
 Conversely
 Despite/in spite of
 Differing from
 Even so
 However
 In contrast (to)
 In opposition
 Instead
 Nevertheless
 Nonetheless
 Nor
 Notwithstanding
 On the other hand
 Rather
 Though
 Unlike
 Up against
 Whereas
 While
 Yet
Linking Words – Comparison
Function: To show how things are similar
 Alike
 As with
 Both
 By the same token
 Compare / compare(d) to (with)
 Correspondingly
 Either
 Equal
 Equally
 In a similar manner
 In common
 In like manner
 In the same way
 In the spitting image of
 Just as
 Just as…so too
 Just like
 Likewise
 Most important
 Resembles
 Same as
 Similar to
 Similarly
 Still another
Connecting Words – Order
1. Function: To indicate the order of what is being said
 First/ firstly
 Second/ secondly
 Third/ thirdly
 Finally
 At this time
 Following
 Previously
 Before
 Subsequently
2. Function: To mark the end of an ascending order
 Above all
 Lastly and most importantly
 Last but not least
3. Definition: To mark the beginning of a descending order
 First and foremost…

Connecting Words – Summary
Function: To sum up what has been previously stated
 All things considered

 Altogether
 As demonstrated above
 As noted
 As shown above
 As you can see
 Briefly
 By and large
 Generally speaking
 Given these points
 In a word
 In any event
 In brief
 In conclusion
 In essence
 In short
 In summary
 In the end
 In the final analysis
 On the whole
 Overall
 Therefore
 To conclude
 To end
 To sum up
 To summarise
 Ultimately
Linking Words – Condition
Function: To provide a condition to what has been stated
 Although this may be true

 As
 Because of
 Even if
 Given that
 Granted that
 If
 In that case
 In the event that
 Lest
 On the condition that
 Only if
 Since
 Then
 Unless
 When
 Whenever
 While
Connecting Words – Concession
Function: Connecting words and phrases to accept a point or idea with reservation
 Admittedly
 Albeit
 All the same
 Although
 Although/Even though
 And still
 And yet
 Be that as it may
 Even if
 Even so
 Even though
 However
 In spite of
 Nevertheless
 Nonetheless
 Regardless of this
 Up to a point
Connecting Words – Generalisation
Function: To make a general statement
 As a rule
 Broadly speaking
 Commonly
 For the most part
 Generally speaking
 In general/ Generally
 In most cases
 Mainly
 More often than not
 Mostly
 Normally
 Often
 On the whole
 On the whole
 Overall
 Predominately
 Regularly
 Typically
Connecting Words – Restatement
Function: To express an alternative to what has been previously stated
 Alternatively
 Alternatively stated
 Expressed simply
 In a nutshell
 In other words
 In short
 In simple language
 In simple terms
 In summation
 Namely
 Otherwise stated
 Put differently
 Put in another way
 Reiterated
 Said differently
 Simplified
 Simply put
 That is to say
 To put it differently
Connecting Words – Reference
Function: To a relationship between continuing ideas presented in your essay.
 As applied to
 As far as
 Concerning
 Considering
 In connection to
 In terms
 Pertaining to
 Regarding
 Some examples of these might be:
 Speaking about/of
 The fact that
 With regards to
 With respect to
Connecting Words – Clarification
Function: To indicate that you will be exploring your ideas in more detail.
 I mean
 In explanation
 In lay terms
 In other words
 In simple terms
 Simply put
 Simply stated
 That is to say
 To break it down
 To clearly define
 To explain
 To make plain
 To put it clearly
 To put it in another way
 To simplify
Connecting Words – Space/ Location
Function: To clarify spatial relationships/ provide spatial order and reference.
 Across
 Adjacent
 Adjacent
 Around
 At the rear
 Below
 Beneath
 Near
 Nearby
 Next to
 On bottom
 On top
 Opposite
 Over
 Surrounding
 To the left
 Underneath

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 First and foremost…

 All things considered

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