Mean
Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Total
Total verb - To have a total of.
How words are described
| good | good mean | good total |
| full | full mean | full total |
| best | best mean | best total |
| correct | correct mean | correct total |
| Other adjectives: powerful, actual, big, possible, extra, primary, flying, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The miraculous turnovers on Peters journey through Iowa in Iowa mean nothing: he only wins 4 counties in total.
Source: Series / The Good Wife -
While they were fighting the Confederates, that did not mean they were anti-racist or total abolitionists.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: Even though just a few of them are total assholes in character.
Source: Website / Team Night Saturn
Cite this Source
Total and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/total
Mean & Total. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/total>.
Total or Mean. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/total.
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