1
as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
whether we take the 4:00 train or the 4:15 bus, it adds up to the same thing: they both get us back too late
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in to number
to have a total of
even if we pool all our money, it won't add up to enough to rent a beach house for a week
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add up (to)
number
Verb
-
Already, 20 to 30 of Florida’s endangered panthers, which number roughly 200 adults, are killed by cars each year.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025 -
But in today’s AI clusters — where GPUs number in the thousands and training runs can span weeks — traditional wiring starts to look less like infrastructure and more like a bottleneck.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Add up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share