LINKING WORDS in English – Order, Time, Addition, Contrast
Linking Words – Order
- First/firstly
- Second/secondly
- Third/thirdly
- Finally
- Above all
- Before
- Subsequently
- Previously
- Following
- At this time
- After
- During
- Soon
- Since
- While
Linking Words – Time
- Meanwhile
- Presently
- At last
- Finally
- Immediately
- Thereafter
- At that time
- Subsequently
- Currently
- Eventually
- In the meantime
- In the past
Linking Words – Addition
- Moreover
- Too
- Also
- Besides
- In addition
- Not only … but also
- Apart from this
- Along with
- Further
- Furthermore
- Additionally
- Again
- Equally
- First, second…
Linking Words – Contrast
- However
- Nevertheless
- On the other hand
- On the contrary
- Conversely
- Nonetheless
- Instead
- Though
- Even so
- Notwithstanding
- Alternatively
- At the same time
- Unlike
- While
- Whereas
- Differing from
