SUM TOTALS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

sum totals

noun

plural of sum total

as in totals

a complete amount of something in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble

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Noun

In addition, deportation numbers can be notoriously fuzzy, with totals counted in different ways in different years.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Their election came a week after the county’s voters flipped 11 of the 20 Kansas House seats that are expected to switch from Republican to Democratic control once vote totals are finalized.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of totals

Noun

Since then, its totalities grew progressively longer before peaking in 1955 at 7 minutes, 7 seconds.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The 2027 total solar eclipse is part of a family of moon shadows called Saros 136, which produces very long-duration totalities.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of totalities

Noun

At the time, Vaillant said the company had been put under significant financial strain following several months during which Tomorrow stopped paying sums owed to partners and suppliers.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Tuesday's results delivered a gut punch to Elon Musk and Silicon Valley's biggest power players, who poured record sums into elections only to watch their candidates lose and a backlash against AI threaten their bottom lines.

— Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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