constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
of or relating to the whole of something: the total effect of a play.
complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure.
involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.
noun
the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200.
the whole; an entirety: the impressive total of Mozart's achievement.
verb (used with object),to·taled,to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled,to·tal·ling.
to bring to a total; add up.
to reach a total of; amount to.
Slang. to wreck or demolish completely: He totaled his new car in the accident.
verb (used without object),to·taled,to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled,to·tal·ling.
to amount (often followed by to).
Origin of total
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (adjective), from Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) “entire” + -ālis-al1
SYNONYMS FOR total
1 complete.
5, 6 gross, totality.
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synonym study for total
6. See whole.
OTHER WORDS FROM total
quasi-total,adjectivequa·si-to·tal·ly,adverbre·to·tal,verb (used with object),re·to·taled,re·to·tal·ing or (especially British) re·to·talled,re·to·tal·ling,nounsu·per·to·tal,noun
un·to·taled,adjectiveun·to·talled,adjective
Words nearby total
tost, tostada, to start with, Tostig, tot, total, total abdominal hysterectomy, total allergy syndrome, total aphasia, total bases, total body hypothermia
The number of total hours worked in the two countries has decreased by almost exactly the same amount.
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Bankruptcy filings for 2020 are clocking in at 424, according to S&P Global, and look on track to upset the total filings in 2010.
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Of that total, almost precisely half are projected to have occurred in red states.
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That ended up happening, and 21 total students finished the class in the fourth quarter.
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The landscape is more encouraging internationally, where “Tenet” this weekend added over $30 million, pushing its global total to $207 million.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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He advocates a secular regime with a total separation of religion form the government.
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More than 750 prisoners have been detained in total over the past 13 years, and about 2,100 people work there.
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In total, officers said 600 emails or tip-offs had been received by more than 40 officers working on Operation Fairbank.
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She has 16 total nominations, including one in the TV field for Angels in America.
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The total output of manganese in the United States in 1901 was less than 12,000 tons.
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The total number of remembered dreams varies considerably with different observers, some attaining an average of ten per night.