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total

[toht-l] / ˈtoʊt l /
ADJECTIVE
complete, thorough
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolute comprehensive entire full outright overall sheer unconditional unlimited unrestricted utter
STRONG
consummate gross integral perfect positive sweeping totalitarian whole
WEAK
all-out downright every full-blown full-scale inclusive out-and-out plenary thoroughgoing undisputed undivided unmitigated unqualified unreserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conditional incomplete indefinite limited restricted specific uncertain
STRONG
broken fractional imperfect part partial unfinished
NOUN
whole
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all amount budget result sum
STRONG
aggregate body bulk entirety gross jackpot mass quantity quantum tale totality
WEAK
flat out full amount sum total the works
Antonyms
STRONG
fraction individual one part
VERB
add up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add amount to come to comprise consist of equal pile up reach yield
STRONG
aggregate calculate cast come figure foot number reckon summate totalize tote
WEAK
mount up to result in ring up run into run to stack up sum up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disproportion fail imbalance
STRONG
estimate guess
WEAK
subtract take away

Example Sentences

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By comparison, this group saw its total wealth grow by 20% in 2025 alone, a percentage that represents a $1.5 trillion increase.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

The shows will be held at Goyang Stadium on April 9, 11 and 12, with about 40,000 attendees per night -- around 120,000 in total.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Candela has raised a total of 129 million euros since Gustav Hasselskog founded it just over a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The total number of layoffs could be as many as 1,000, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported news of the planned cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I am so flabbergasted by their total failure as hunters that I break from my chase and just gape at the roiling gold-and-red fur ball that is their two bodies.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz