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Support Words

Support Phrases

Support Punctuation

Less Obvious Support Words

Contrast Words

Contrast Phrases

Less Obvious Contrast Words

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since

not only…but also

period

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make/made

but

stark contrast

belie

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or

in addition

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have/has

despite

on the other hand

fight

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that

for this reason

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to

though

for all the

balance

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as

the more (adjective), the more (adjective)

comma

,

unfortunately

yet

taken a turn

oscillate

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by

serves to

em dash

—

show/showing

unless

by contrast

ironic/ironically

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and

as well as

parentheses

( )

demonstrate/demonstrating

although

rather than

paradox/paradoxically

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also

so…that

suggest

however

only to

remarkable/remarkably

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moreover

if only

Extreme Words

render/has rendered

rather

far from

puzzling

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likewise

only by

even

poses

instead

in spite of

surprise/suprising/surprisingly

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equally

resulting from

eventually

unlike

could have

fortunately

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for

in order to

at worst

Words that don’t change logic

even with

would have

supposed

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when

just as

ultimately

nothing but

even though

might have

opposition

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because

seem like

especially

a few

even as

force to

versus

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thus

no choice but to

downright

little more than

even in

on the contrary

wish

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through

only with

at most

even if

turn into

hope

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if

leads to/leading to/led to

in the end

than

transform

odd/oddly

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which

from this

stand out / stood out

Support or Contrast

even when

sharp contrast

pendulum

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given

such as

indeed combined with "almost"

(depends on context)

whatever

to be sure

force

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with

in light of

let alone

or

regardless (of)

I do admit

counter

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whereby

have a tendency toward

in fact

without

I do concede

counterintuitive

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therefore

tends to

Words that mean "not" or "no"

notwithstanding

I do acknowledge

curious

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indeed

anything but

nevertheless

no matter

admittedly

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then

little

while

unexpectedly

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who

few

typically

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in

everything but

prevent (and similar type words)

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so

rarely

in reality/real

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like (similarity)

less

on the flipside

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like (examples)

yet to

distract from

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after

hardly ever

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whose

scarcely

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where

hardly

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seems

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to be words (is, was, are, etc)

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Previously Referenced Words

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Pronouns

Other Words

In Some Cases

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this

equal

such

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these

equally

the

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that

likewise

or

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his/her

aforementioned

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its

similar

Could go Both Ways

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those

similarly

or

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their

of course

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