totaled or totalled; totaling or totalling
Synonyms
Adjective
- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- blank
- blooming [chiefly British]
- bodacious [Southern & Midland]
- categorical
- categoric
- clean
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- definite
- downright
- dreadful
- fair
- flat
- flat-out
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plumb
- profound
- pure
- rank
- regular
- sheer
- simple
- stark
- stone
- straight-out
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unconditional
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- utter
- very
Noun
Verb
Examples of total in a Sentence
Adjective
a total lack of support
a total eclipse of the sun
He demanded total control of the project.
What was the total amount of the bill?
the total number of words
The country has a total population of about 100 million.
Noun
a total of 25 square miles
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
Verb
He carefully totaled the bill.
two and two total four
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Therefore, my estimate for the company's total revenue in December 2034 is $1.104 trillion.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Over its seven-season run, the series received a total of seven Emmys, a Peabody Award and a Grammy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024
From 2024 to 2033, the CBO forecasts federal subsidies for health care will total $25 trillion, or 8.3% of GDP.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Phiaton rates the buds as offering 11 hours if continuous use, and up to 28 hours total with the charging case.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022
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Adjective
Burns and Nguyen are obsessed with the idea of providing total value—not just in terms of cost savings, but also in ensuring that every review or recommendation offers the best experience and ultimate outcome.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Therefore, my estimate for the company's total revenue in December 2034 is $1.104 trillion.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
Throughout December, the city usually receives a total of 4.3 inches of rain, Hrencecin said.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Over its seven-season run, the series received a total of seven Emmys, a Peabody Award and a Grammy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Utility Solutions Group segment reported a 7.8% increase in net sales, totaling $369.1 million, driven by higher shipments of condition monitoring products and service revenue.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024
From 2024 to 2033, the CBO forecasts federal subsidies for health care will total $25 trillion, or 8.3% of GDP.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Dunning upped his innings pitched total from 117 in 2021 to 153, which was the biggest marker of progress for him on the season.
—Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Phiaton rates the buds as offering 11 hours if continuous use, and up to 28 hours total with the charging case.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022
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“Total.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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total
1 of 3 adjective
to·tal
ˈtōt-ᵊl 
1
: of or relating to the whole of something
a total eclipse of the sun
2
: making up the whole
the total amount
3
: being such to the fullest degree
total ruin
4
: making use of every means to do something
total war
total
2 of 3 noun1
: a product of addition : sum
2
: an entire amount
total
3 of 3 verb
totaled or totalled; totaling or totalling
1
2
: to amount to
donations totaled $120
3
: to make a total wreck of
totaled the car
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