Antonyms for total
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : toht-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtoʊt l |
Definition of total
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis "entire, total" (as in summa totalis "sum total"), from Latin totus "all, whole, entire," of unknown origin. Total war is attested from 1937, in reference to a concept developed in Germany.
- adj complete, thorough
- noun whole
- verb add up
- But the first words he uttered showed a total unconsciousness of past events.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- In other words Mr. Gladstone was threatened with total blindness.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- George had often played with his own friends, but never before with total strangers.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- All around and above the furnace, there was total obscurity.
- Extract from : « Sketches from Memory » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The total weight of the monoplane with engine and propeller is 352 pounds.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- This includes the total weight of the machine and equipment, and also the operator.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Nearly half of our total original force had been taken prisoners.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- The total renovation of the heart is evinced by susceptibility of conscience.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- The total British loss in the battle of Trafalgar amounted to 1587.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- The total loss of the English in killed, wounded, and drowned, amounted to 250.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
Synonyms for total
- absolute
- add
- aggregate
- all
- all-out
- amount
- amount to
- body
- budget
- bulk
- calculate
- cast
- come
- come to
- comprehensive
- comprise
- consist of
- consummate
- downright
- entire
- entirety
- equal
- every
- figure
- flat out
- foot
- full
- full amount
- full-blown
- full-scale
- gross
- inclusive
- integral
- jackpot
- mass
- mount up to
- number
- out-and-out
- outright
- overall
- perfect
- pile up
- plenary
- positive
- quantity
- quantum
- reach
- reckon
- result
- result in
- ring up
- run into
- run to
- sheer
- stack up
- sum
- sum total
- sum up
- summate
- sweeping
- tale
- the works
- thoroughgoing
- totalitarian
- totality
- totalize
- tote
- unconditional
- undisputed
- undivided
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- utter
- whole
- yield
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