All and Total

All

All adjective - Not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern.
Usage example: you need to focus all your attention on this matter

Total is a synonym for all in complete topic. In some cases you can use "Total" instead the word "All" as an adjective or a noun or a pronoun, when it comes to topics like whole, part, quantity, each.

Total

Total adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

All is a synonym for total in whole topic. You can use "All" instead the word "Total" as a noun or an adjective or a pronoun, if it concerns topics such as part.

Nearby Words: totaled, tot, totality, totaling, totalled
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