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Another word for total

Choosing another word for total depends on context, so the 44 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 6 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A whole number or amount obtained by adding several smaller numbers, quantities, or items together.

Usage Example

"After counting all the charitable donations, the treasurer announced a final sum of ten thousand dollars."

Strongest
sum
sum total
grand total
aggregate
Strong
whole
entirety
tally
count

• adjective (Context 2)

Comprising the whole number, amount, or quantity; entire.

Usage Example

"The entire cost of the home renovation exceeded our original budget by several thousand dollars."

Strongest
entire
whole
full
overall
Strong
aggregate
complete
combined
gross
cumulative

• verb (Context 3)

To amount to a specified figure or number in sum.

Usage Example

"Annual exports from the agricultural sector totaled more than two billion dollars last year."

Strongest
amount to
add up to
come to
Strong
equal
reach
number
run to

• adjective (Context 4)

Complete and absolute; unqualified or utter.

Usage Example

"The power outage left the underground station in complete darkness for nearly an hour."

Strongest
complete
utter
absolute
sheer
Strong
out-and-out
thorough
unqualified
unmitigated
downright
pure

• verb (Context 5)

To calculate the sum or whole amount of a set of figures.

Usage Example

"The waiter quickly totaled the bill and brought it to our table."

Strongest
add up
sum
sum up
tally
Strong
tot up
count
calculate
compute
reckon

• verb (Context 6)

To damage a motor vehicle or piece of property so severely that it cannot be repaired economically (informal).

Usage Example

"He skidded on a patch of black ice and totaled his car against a highway guardrail."

Strongest
wreck
write off
destroy
Strong
demolish
smash
trash
ruin

Opposites of total

The opposite of total shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

partial
part
fraction
incomplete
repair
fractional
portion
fix
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