Total definition

Total as a verb

1. add up in number or quantity

   Same sense: come, number, amount, add up

2. determine the sum of

   Same sense: add, add up, add together, sum, sum up, tally, tote up, tot

3. damage beyond the point of repair

   "My son totaled our new car"

Total as an adjective

4. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

   "a total failure"

   Same sense: full, entire

5. complete in extent or degree and in every particular

   "a total eclipse"

   Same sense: full

Total as a noun

6. the whole amount

   Same sense: sum, aggregate, totality

7. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

   Same sense: amount, sum

Synonyms and antonyms

• come definition
• number definition
• amount definition
• add up
• add definition
• add together
• sum
• sum up
• tally
• tote up
• tot
• full definition
• entire definition
• aggregate
• totality

How to say total

Total has 2 syllables and rhymes with anecdotal. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with total

• anecdotal
• motile
• immotile

TOTAL in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

6

Anagrams

0

Is TOTAL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TOTAL in the word checker, or unscramble TOTAL to see the shorter words in its letters.