GRAND TOTAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

grand total

noun

Definition of grand total

as in total

a complete amount of something The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.

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Recent Examples of grand total The lottery player used a multiplier to triple their winnings, bringing the grand total to $30,000. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026 Spain gave up a grand total of one goal in eight matches at this World Cup, a crazy, record-setting stat. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 At this point in Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign, O'Rourke had raised a grand total of just under $24 million since the start of the election cycle. — Will Lennon, ABC News, 17 July 2026 One, the reaction to beating Mexico in the last 16 — a nation, lest it be forgotten, who have managed a grand total of two World Cup quarter-finals appearances since 1930 — was ridiculously over the top. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand total

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Abrams increased his major league-leading RBI total to 91, matching Ian Desmond in 2014 for the most in a season by a Nationals shortstop.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
In total, Mexico has announced over $42 billion dollars to increase their power capacity by 32 GW (giga watts) by 2030.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of total

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During totality, the sun itself puts on one of nature's greatest spectacles — and that's where your attention should be.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
According to the study, seismic activity rose slightly before totality as people gathered to watch the eclipse.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of totality

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That is not to overstate what those four produced with the Heat, with a sum total of zero playoff-game victories over the past two seasons, only one over the past three.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
This ingredient outmasses the full sum total of all normal matter by about a 5-to-1 ratio, clumps and clusters like (slow-moving) matter does, but doesn’t interact with normal matter or light in any measurable way.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of sum total

Noun

Each study captures only a sliver of the whole, which may be larger yet.

— Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
Later versions supported natural language-style searches and gave users the sense that the web could finally be approached as an indexable whole, even if the results were still rough around the edges.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of whole

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In just its first two days, the feature-length doc racked up 9 million views, the streamer reported on Tuesday, second only to Millie Bobby Brown threequel Enola Holmes 3 (12 million views over the fulls even days).

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
To apply with your hands, dispense two dropper fulls, rub the palms of your hands together, and then evenly rub into your face and neck—just don’t forget to wash your hands when you’re done.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025

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