adding up to

Main Entry:
add up to
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: amount to
Synonyms: boil down to, spell, to constitute, to total
Main Entry: comprise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make up, consist of
Synonyms: add up to, amount to, be composed of, be contained in, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span, subsume, sum up, take in
Notes: compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts'
comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo
Antonyms: except, exclude, fail, fall short, lack, need, want
Main Entry: conclude
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decide, deduce
Synonyms: add up to, adjudge, analyze, assume, be afraid, boil down to, collect, derive, draw, figure, gather, have a hunch, infer, intuit, judge, make, make out, presume, ratiocinate, reason, reckon, sum up, suppose, surmise, the way one sees it
Main Entry: connote
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: imply
Synonyms: add up to, betoken, denote, designate, evidence, express, hint at, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mean, signify, spell, suggest
Notes: denote means to make known or plainly mean, while connote means to express or state indirectly or imply
Antonyms: denote
Main Entry: determine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: discover, find out
Synonyms: add up to, ascertain, boil down to, catch on, certify, check, demonstrate, detect, divine, establish, figure, figure out, have a hunch, hear, learn, make out, see, size up, tell, tumble, unearth, verify, work out
Antonyms: miss, overlook
Main Entry: express
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: articulate; signify, mean
Synonyms: add up to, air, assert, asseverate, bespeak, broach, circulate, communicate, connote, convey, couch, declare, denote, depict, designate, disclose, divulge, embody, enunciate, evince, exhibit, formulate, frame*, give, hint, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, make known, manifest, phrase, pop off, proclaim, pronounce, put, put across, put into words, represent, reveal, say, show, speak, spell, stand for, state, suggest, symbolize, tell, testify, utter, vent, ventilate, verbalize, voice, word
Main Entry: indicate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: signify, display
Synonyms: add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, be symptomatic, bespeak, betoken, button down, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make, manifest, mark, mean, name, peg, pin down, pinpoint*, point out, point to, prove, read, record, register, reveal, show, sign, signal, slot, specify, suggest, symbolize, tab, tag, testify, witness
Antonyms: conceal, hide, mislead
Main Entry: signify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mean, indicate
Synonyms: add up to, announce, be a sign of, bear, bespeak, betoken, carry, communicate, connote, convey, denote, disclose, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, flash, imply, import, insinuate, intend, intimate, manifest, matter, portend, proclaim, purport, represent, show, sign, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, talk, tell, wink
Main Entry: spell
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mean, imply
Synonyms: add up to, amount to, augur, connote, denote, express, herald, import, indicate, intend, orthographize, point to, portend, presage, promise, signify, suggest
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