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total

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of total

1 having no exceptions or restrictions
  • had total power over the people of that country
Synonyms of total

absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
Words Related to total

authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable

constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting

extreme, unrestricted

confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate

extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrific
Near Antonyms of total

doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain
2 not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
  • gave us a total rundown of the events
Synonyms of total

compleat, complete, comprehensive, entire, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, whole
Words Related to total

unabridged, uncut, undiminished

all-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximal

full-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale
Near Antonyms of total

abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced
Antonyms of total

imperfect, incomplete, partial
3 trying all possibilities
  • This was total war as far as the military was concerned.
Synonyms of total

all-out, clean, complete, comprehensive, exhaustive, full-scale, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing
Words Related to total

broad, extensive, far-reaching, in-depth, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging

general, global, inclusive, methodical (also methodic), systematic

no-holds-barred, unhampered, unrestrained
Near Antonyms of total

aimless, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random

cursory, shallow, slipshod, superficial

limited, narrow, restricted

Synonym Discussion of total

whole, entire, total, all mean including everything or everyone without exception. whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away.
    • read the whole book
entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added.
    • the entire population was wiped out
total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.
    • the total number of people present
all may equal whole, entire, or total.
    • all proceeds go to charity

total

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of total

a complete amount of something
  • That's the total for our wheat harvest this year.
Synonyms of total

aggregate, full, sum, sum total, summation, totality, whole
Words Related to total

gross

completeness, comprehensiveness, cumulativeness, entirety

bulk, lion's share, mass

enchilada, schmear
Phrases Synonymous with total

grand total, the whole bit, the whole kit and caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shebang
Near Antonyms of total

net

total

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of total

1 to have a total of
  • Two and two total four.
Synonyms of total

add up (to), aggregate, amount (to), come (to), count (up to), number, sum (to or into)
Words Related to total

average, equal, measure, reach

compose, comprise, constitute, make up
Phrases Synonymous with total

clock in at
2 to combine (numbers) into a single sum
  • Total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you.
Synonyms of total

add, cast (up), foot (up), sum, totalize, tote (up)
Words Related to total

calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, table, tabulate, tally, work out

divide, multiply, subtract

count, enumerate, number, tell

recompute, refigure
Phrases Synonymous with total

put together
3 to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
  • He totaled the car and managed to walk away without a scratch.
Synonyms of total

annihilate, cream, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, extinguish, nuke, pull down, pulverize, raze, rub out, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck
Words Related to total

beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, scotch, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against)

blast, blow up, break, cripple, damage, deface, deteriorate, disfigure, disintegrate, dissolve, dynamite, harm, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, spoil, vitiate

erode, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away)

dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, gut, take down, unbuild, undo, unmake

blot out, efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out), snuff (out), stamp (out), wipe out

despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, trample, trash, vandalize
Near Antonyms of total

doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp

create, invent

assemble, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape

bring about, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize

conserve, preserve, protect, save

rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, restore
Antonyms of total

build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

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