Entirety and Total

Entirety

Entirety noun - The quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification.

Total is a synonym for entirety in whole topic. In some cases you can use "Total" instead the word "Entirety" as a noun or a pronoun, when it comes to topics like wholeness, part, amount, quantity.

Nearby Words: entire, entirely

Total

Total noun - A complete amount of something.
Usage example: that's the total for our wheat harvest this year

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

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

How words are described

good good entirety good total
full full entirety full total
exact exact entirety exact total
short short entirety short total
Other adjectives: certain, near, final, last, several, available.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / A Dance with Dragons Sherlock Scan: The Varys-Illyrio conspiracy, decades in the making, a total secret from the world...unearthed by Tyrion Lannister in its entirety in a succession of few chapters.
  • Comic Book / The Transformers: Windblade The racing rink the characters go to visit (and the city has 4 total) is bigger than the entirety of the Titan we saw on the outside.
  • Total Drama Island, by Gilbert and Sullivan comes with a virtual soundtrack that would last several hours if played in its entirety.
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