Add
Add verb - To combine (numbers) into a single sum.
Usage example: when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill
Total is a synonym for add in add up topic. In some cases you can use "Total" instead a verb "Add", when it comes to topics like activity, addition, quantity, accumulation. popular alternative
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- Not only does Akashia's total screentime add up to about twenty minutes, her only purpose is to tempt Lestat into being evil.
Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Film -
Heart Container: Blüdwurst, giant red sausages, add a heart to your health meter in addition to adding a sausage to your total.
Source: Video Game / Le Fantabulous Game -
Not only does Akasha's total screentime add up to about twenty minutes, her only purpose is to tempt Lestat into being evil.
Source: Film / Queen of the Damned
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Total and Add. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/total
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Total or Add. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/total.
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