Linking Words – List of Linking Word Examples in English

Result

  • Accordingly
  • As a consequence
  • As a result
  • Consequently
  • Due to
  • For this reason
  • Forthwith
  • Hence
  • Then
  • Therefore
  • Thereupon
  • Thus
  • Emphasis

  • Above All
  • Absolutely
  • Chiefly
  • Clearly
  • Definitely
  • Especially
  • Even
  • Importantly
  • In Detail
  • In Truth
  • Indeed
  • It Should Be Noted
  • Naturally
  • Never
  • Obviously
  • Of Course
  • Particularly
  • Positively
  • Surprisingly
  • To Clarify
  • To Emphasize
  • To Repeat
  • Truly
  • Undoubtedly
  • Unquestionably
  • With Attention
  • Without a Doubt
  • Addition

  • 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
  • Reason

  • 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
  • Illustration

  • As an example of
  • For example
  • 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 simplify
  • Contrast

  • Alternatively
  • As opposed to
  • Contrarily
  • Contrary to
  • Conversely
  • Despite
  • Differing from
  • Even so
  • However
  • In contrast
  • In opposition
  • Instead
  • Nevertheless
  • Nonetheless
  • Nor
  • Notwithstanding
  • On the other hand
  • Rather
  • Though
  • Unlike
  • Up against
  • Whereas
  • While
  • Yet
  • Comparison

  • Alike
  • As with
  • Both
  • By the same token
  • 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
  • Order

  • First/ firstly
  • Second/ secondly
  • Third/ thirdly
  • Finally
  • At this time
  • Following
  • Previously
  • Before
  • Subsequently
  • Above all
  • Lastly and most importantly
  • Last but not least
  • First and foremost
  • Summary

  • 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
  • Condition

  • 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
  • Concession

  • 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
  • Generalization

  • 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
  • Restatement

  • 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
  • Reference

  • As applied to
  • As far as
  • Concerning
  • Considering
  • In connection to
  • In terms
  • Pertaining to
  • Regarding
  • Speaking about
  • The fact that
  • With regards to
  • With respect to
  • Clarification

  • 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
  • Space/ Location

  • Across
  • Adjacent
  • Adjacent
  • Around
  • At the rear
  • Below
  • Beneath
  • Near
  • Nearby
  • Next to
  • On bottom
  • On top
  • Opposite
  • Over
  • Surrounding
  • To the left
  • Underneath
  • Sequence

  • After
  • After all
  • Afterwards
  • All in all
  • Also
  • And
  • Another
  • As a result
  • At last
  • At the end
  • Before
  • Briefly
  • By and large
  • By the large
  • By the time
  • Consequently
  • Eventually
  • Finally
  • First of all
  • For the most part
  • Further
  • Furthermore
  • Hence
  • In addition
  • In brief
  • In closing
  • In conclusion
  • In essence
  • In outline
  • In short
  • In sum
  • In summary
  • In the end
  • In the long run
  • Later
  • Meanwhile
  • Moreover
  • Next
  • On balance
  • On the whole
  • Overall
  • Secondly
  • So
  • Soon
  • Subsequently
  • Then
  • Therefore
  • Third
  • Thirdly
  • Thus
  • To conclude
  • To sum up
  • Opinion

  • I think
  • Personally, I think
  • If I am not mistaken
  • I believe
  • I feel
  • As far as I’m concerned
  • I might be wrong but
  • In my view
  • As far as I know
  • It seems likely
  • It seems to me
  • In my opinion
  • In my experience
  • I tend to think that
  • Speaking for myself
  • As far as I understand
  • I believe that
  • As for me, I think
  • I am of mixed opinions about
  • What I mean is
  • I’d say that
  • Conclusion

  • Overall
  • On the whole
  • In conclusion
  • Evidently
  • Summarising
  • Finally
  • To sum up
  • To conclude
  • Cause & Effect

  • As a Consequence Of
  • As a Result Of
  • Because
  • Because of This
  • Brings About
  • Causes
  • Comes From
  • Consequently
  • Contributes Of
  • For
  • For This Reason
  • Hence
  • Is Caused By
  • Is Due To
  • Is the Consequence Of
  • Is the Result Of
  • Leads To
  • Owing To
  • Results From
  • Results In
  • Since
  • So
  • Stems From
  • Therefore
  • Thus
  • Persuasion

  • For this reason
  • Certainly
  • Decidedly
  • Undoubtedly
  • Surely
  • Besides
  • Again
  • Of course
  • Evidently
  • Clearly
  • Indeed