SUM TOTAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sum total

noun

Definition of sum total

as in total

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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Recent Examples of sum total The report did not provide details on when, where and how funds were spent, only sum totals for each district. — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025 Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months. — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023 Conversely, their sum total energy is higher if their spins are pointing in opposite directions. — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018 See All Example Sentences for sum total

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum total

Noun

Rainfall totals could climb into the double-digits in areas hit repeatedly Wednesday since rain began there earlier this week.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Collins has not yet reported his latest fundraising totals for the quarter.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of total

Noun

Beijing did not have to fire a shot, spend vast sums or use up political capital.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
That would do little for the club, the championship or, most importantly, the spectators who pay big sums for a true test of golf rather than a birdie fest.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of sum

Noun

The totality of Clark’s effort made White react more like a fan than a coach.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The moon—hidden in the daytime sky until its silhouette cuts a narrow curve at the sun’s edge—slowly slides across the disk of our star toward totality, the time when the moon completely blocks the sun.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

Definition of totality

Noun

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

Definition of grand total

Noun

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

Definition of full

Noun

Perhaps more than any other tech companies out there today, Amazon and SpaceX are both conglomerates with broad collections of assets and businesses that each believe work together to create a more powerful whole.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Ongoing expenses, including server costs, residual obligations, and, yes, licensing considerations, made the whole of Hollywood history harder to manage and, by extension, it was seen as less marketable to some.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026