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sum
Synonyms and Antonyms of sum
- the sum of human knowledge on that subject
- the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering
abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, digest, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), roundup, run-through, rundown, sum-up, summa, summarization, summary, summing-up, synopsis, wrap-up
- he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms
- the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?
bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root
sum
Synonyms and Antonyms of sum
- can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator
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