on the other hand
But then again
On the other hand introduces a contrasting point or alternative perspective: The job pays well; on the other hand, the commute is brutal.
It signals that the speaker is weighing competing considerations, often after presenting one side with "on the one hand." The phrase can stand alone when the first hand is implied: I'd love to go. On the other hand, I'm exhausted.
- yetStill, or eventually
- converselyIn opposite manner
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- in contrastShowing difference between things
though · even so · be that as it may · flip side · turn · alternatively · instead · then again · that said · contradiction · comparison · whereas · on the flip side · still · but · albeit · reconsidering · point
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- concession phrasesadmittedly, granted, that said, in fairness, having said that
- evasionsno comment, dodge, deflection, hedging, equivocation
- conjunctionsand, but, or, for, nor
- connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
on the other handsimilarly
In comparable fashion
likewise · by the same token · correspondingly · equally · in agreement
hand, other, handy, hands, handsome, others, handful, onto, onward