Sum
Sum noun - A complete amount of something.
Usage example: the sum of human knowledge on that subject
Total
Total noun - A complete amount of something.
Usage example: that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
Sum is a synonym for total in addition topic. You can use "Sum" instead the word "Total" as a noun or a verb or a pronoun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as whole, part, quantity, add. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good sum | good total |
| low | low sum | low total |
| considerable | considerable sum | considerable total |
| small | small sum | small total |
| Other adjectives: entire, massive, large, impressive, staggering, grand, possible, ridiculous, highest, maximum, higher, whopping, bigger. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The Nameless One also doesn't age, and the total age sum of his lives is likely counted in millennia.
Source: Nigh-Invulnerability -
Shapeshifter Baggage: As standard for Prototype, when changing size Oskar/Emerald retains the sum of his/her total mass.
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Unfortunately, despite being a very good game, it didn't — due in no small part to the sum total of EA's marketing campaign for the game being slapping "Clive Barker's" in front of the title.
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