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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
The total amount of something is the whole amount.
The total amount of snow was ten inches.The total number of points in a game of soccer is often quite low.- synonyms:
- complete, entire, whole
- antonyms:
- limited, partial
- similar words:
- all, full
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| definition 2: |
When a car is a total wreck, it is a complete wreck. If your room is a total mess, it is very messy everywhere.
Ben's grandmother thought the dinner was a total disaster because the turkey wasn't cooked enough.Caleb's brother won't go ice skating with his friends because he thinks he will fall and make a total fool of himself.- synonyms:
- thorough
- similar words:
- absolute
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| related words: |
entire, plain, whole |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
The total is the whole amount of something. If you have a total of ten dollars, then ten dollars is all the money you have.
Maya stayed at her cousin's house over vacation. She was away from home for a total of seven days.With the three movie tickets and the popcorn for Jason and his brother, Jason's dad spent a total of twenty-five dollars at the movie theater.- synonyms:
- amount, sum
- similar words:
- figure
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| related words: |
number, volume |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
totals, totaling, totaled |
| definition 1: |
When you total something, you add it up.
At the end of the game, Alex totaled the scores for each player.- synonyms:
- add up
- similar words:
- calculate, compute, count, figure, sum
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| definition 2: |
If the money you have totals fifty-two dollars, it means that it adds up to fifty-two dollars.
The customer's purchases totaled over two hundred dollars.- synonyms:
- make, number
- similar words:
- amount to, equal
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| related words: |
break, score, wreck |
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