100 Words to Use Instead of “But”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	after all	Despite that; in the end.
2.	albeit	Although; even if.
3.	all the same	Despite that; nevertheless.
4.	alternately	As another option; instead.
5.	alternatively	As another option; instead.
6.	although	In spite of the fact that.
7.	and yet	Still; despite what was said.
8.	any which way	Regardless; anyway.
9.	anyhow	In spite of that; anyway.
10.	anyway	Nevertheless; regardless.
11.	as it happens	Nevertheless; in fact.
12.	as luck would have it	Despite plans; unexpectedly.
13.	as much as	Although; even though.
14.	as opposed to	In contrast with; rather than.
15.	aside from that	Except for that; otherwise.
16.	at any rate	Anyway; regardless.
17.	at least	Even if only; nevertheless.
18.	at the same time	However; simultaneously considering both points.
19.	barring that	Excepting that; otherwise.
20.	be that as it is	Nevertheless; even so.
21.	be that as it may	Nevertheless; despite the objection.
22.	besides	In any case; anyway.
23.	by comparison	In contrast; comparatively.
24.	by contrast	In comparison; showing differences.
25.	contrary to that	Opposing that claim; instead.
26.	conversely	In an opposite way; on the other hand.
27.	despite that	Even so; regardless.
28.	despite this	Even so; nonetheless.
29.	different from that	In contrast; not the same.
30.	even if	Despite the possibility that.
31.	even so	Nevertheless; despite what preceded.
32.	even then	Nevertheless; despite that time.
33.	except	Excluding; other than.
34.	except that	With the exception that.
35.	failing that	If that does not happen; otherwise.
36.	for all its worth	Even so; despite its value.
37.	for all that	Despite everything said; still.
38.	for all the talk	Despite discussion; still.
39.	for all the world	Despite appearances; nevertheless.
40.	for that matter	In fact; anyway.
41.	granted	Admittedly; yet still.
42.	granted that	Admitting that; still.
43.	having said that	Nonetheless; after acknowledging a point.
44.	howbeit	Nevertheless; however.
45.	however	Nevertheless; in contrast.
46.	in a different vein	However; shifting to another angle.
47.	in a sense	Admittedly; yet.
48.	in any case	Anyway; regardless of details.
49.	in comparison	Contrastingly; relative to.
50.	in contrast	Showing an opposing difference.
51.	in fact	Actually; despite expectations.
52.	in fairness	Admittedly; still.
53.	in lieu of	Instead of; rather than.
54.	in reality	Actually; however.
55.	in spite of that	Despite that; nevertheless.
56.	in the end	Ultimately; nevertheless.
57.	in the meantime	Meanwhile; yet during that time.
58.	instead	As an alternative; rather.
59.	just that	Only that; except.
60.	just the same	Nevertheless; even so.
61.	leaving aside that	Setting that aside; nevertheless.
62.	lest	For fear that; otherwise.
63.	meanwhile	At the same time; yet.
64.	more accurately	Rather; to be precise.
65.	nevertheless	Despite that; nonetheless.
66.	nevertheless,	Even so; still.
67.	no less	Even so; just as much.
68.	nonetheless	Nevertheless; even so.
69.	not to mention	Besides; moreover; anyway.
70.	notwithstanding	Despite; in spite of.
71.	of course	Admittedly; yet.
72.	on the contrary	Instead; opposing what was claimed.
73.	on the flip side	From the opposite viewpoint.
74.	on the other hand	From another perspective; however.
75.	only	Except that; merely.
76.	only that	Except that; with one caveat.
77.	or rather	More accurately; instead.
78.	other than that	Except for that; otherwise.
79.	otherwise	If not; or else.
80.	quite the opposite	On the contrary; instead.
81.	rather	Instead; more accurately.
82.	regardless	In spite of that; anyway.
83.	save that	Except that; aside from.
84.	setting that aside	Even so; notwithstanding.
85.	still	Nevertheless; even so.
86.	still and all	Nevertheless; despite everything.
87.	supposing that	Even if; granted that.
88.	that said	Nevertheless; despite the foregoing.
89.	then	Even so; nevertheless.
90.	then again	On second thought; however.
91.	though	However; nevertheless.
92.	to be sure	Admittedly; yet.
93.	to the contrary	Contrary to that; instead.
94.	true enough	Admittedly; still.
95.	whereas	While; in contrast.
96.	while	Although; whereas.
97.	with that said	Nevertheless; despite that.
98.	without that	Otherwise; lacking that.
99.	yet	Nevertheless; however.
100.	yet again	Still; nevertheless.