What are some words that you can use to start the beginning of first paragraph in an essay?

Here are some words that you can use to start the beginning of the first paragraph in an essay:

- Although

- As

- Certainly

- Despite

- Evidently

- Furthermore

- Generally

- However

- Indeed

- Interestingly

- Likewise

- Moreover

- Nevertheless

- Notably

- Obviously

- Otherwise

- Particularly

- Rather

- Remarkably

- Surely

- Thus

- Undoubtedly

- Unquestionably

- Virtually

- While