IELTS Essay Vocabulary

And...

Also...

Secondly...  

Thirdly...

Besides...

In addition...

Consequently...

Furthermore...

Moreover...

Apart from that...

In my opinion...

In my view...

I believe...

I strongly opine that...

From my point of view...

I strongly agree with the idea that...

I strongly disagree with the idea...

As far as I am concerned...

From my perspective...

My personal view on the matter is...

Firstly...

First and foremost...

Initially...

To begin with...

To start with...

It is worth considering...

Though it is true that...

On the one hand...

Similarly...

Similar to...

Likewise...

Also...

At the same time...

In the same way...

But...

Unlike...

However...

While...

Whereas...

Although...

Despite... 

In spite of...

In spite of the fact that...

Despite the fact that...

On the other hand...

On the contrary...

Alternatively...

In contrast to this...

On the other hand...

For instance...

For example...

Such as...

In particular...

As far .... is concerned...

To cite an example...

To illustrate...

An example is...

With respect to...

To give an example...

Research shows that...

Research has found that...

Furthermore...

In addition...

On top of that...

Besides...

What is more...

Another point worth noting is...

Another factor to consider is...

Furthermore...

Not only .... but also...

Also...

So...

Thus...

Hence...

Therefore...

Owing to...

Consequently...

As a consequent...

As a result...

On account of...

Because of...

As a result...

As a result of...

Due to...

One reason behind this is...

... has led to/ ... has resulted in...

Consequently...

Therefore...

To sum up...

In short...

In a word...

To put it simply...

That is to say...

To repeat in short...

To summarise...

It goes without saying that...

Obviously...

Needless to say...

There is little doubt that...

Although...

Thought...

Nonetheless...

Nevertheless...

Still...

Yet...

Must... After

After all...

Even if...

Therefore...

Thus.....

To put it simply...

To put it in another way...

That is to say...

In other words...

Else...

Otherwise...

Besides...

As soon as...

As much as...

Then...

    Correct                                              Incorrect

In my opinion…                           From my opinion…

From my point of view...              In my point of view…

Second/ Secondly…                    Second of all...

On the other hand…                   On other hand...

Last but not least…                         Last but not the least…

In conclusion/ To conclude...         In a nutshell...

In conclusion...

In summary...

To conclude...

To conclude with...

To sum up...

In general...

To summarise........

In short...

All in all...

Overall...

On the whole...

To draw the conclusion...

In a nutshell...

To elucidate...('To elucidate' means - 'make something clear' or 'to explain'.)

All things considered...

By and large...

Taking everything into consideration...

Taking everything into account...

Weighing up both sides of the argument...

(Useful Tip: Avoid using 'In a nutshell'  as it is not formal. Use 'In conclusion/ to conclude' instead.)

Generally.....

Generally speaking.....

In general.....

Overall.....

All in all.....

By and large.....

Basically.....

As a rule.....

Essentially.....

On the whole....

All things considered.....

If.....

Provided that.....

Because of that.....

For this reason.....

Unless.....

Providing that.....

So that.....

In case.....

Whether....

I quite agree that....

I strongly agree.....

I completely agree that.....

I totally agree with the given idea that.....

I agree with the opinion that.....

I am quite inclined to the opinion that.....

I could not agree more.....

I concur with the group who believe that.....

I accept that.....

I accept the fact that.....

I approve the idea.....

I am in agreement.....

I consent that.....

I disagree with the opinion that....

I strongly disagree.....

I completely disagree with.....

I totally disagree with the given idea that.....

I disagree with the statement.....

I quite oppose the opinion that.....

I disapprove that.....

I totally do not accept the fact that.....

My own opinion contradicts.....

I disagree with the group of people.....

However, my opinion is different.....

To some extent…..

In a way…..

I agree with the given statement to some extent…..

Up to a point, I agree…..

More or less…..

So to speak…..

Certainly…..

Definitely…..

No doubt…..

Of course…..

Doubtlessly…..

Without any doubt…..

Undoubtedly….

In addition…..

And…..

Moreover…..

Similarly…..

Furthermore…..

Also…..

As well as…..

Besides…..

Even…..

Too…..

What’s more…..

Again…..

In a similar fashion…..

Likewise…..

First/ Firstly…..

Second/ Secondly…..

Third/ Thirdly…..

Last/ Lastly…..

Then…..

At the same time…..

Meanwhile…..

Since…..

As soon as…..

After this / that…..

Before…..

After…..    

Afterwards …..

During…..    

While…..

Simultaneously…..    

Following this…..

When…..