Synonyms for sum
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gist — A central idea or point; gist
gist, substance, essence, core, meat, drift, mass, pith, heart and soul, bearing, marrow, heart, nub, nitty-gritty informal, spirit, tenor, kernel, center US CA, centre UK, inwardness dated
2. Summation — A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance
summation, summary, compendium, digest, epitome, abridgment US, abridgement UK, resume
4. Computation — an arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to…
Verb
1. Add — to add together
total, add, add up, tally, tot up, count up, tot, compute, count, tote up informal, tally up, reckon up, cast up, foot up, tote, cast dated, summate rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
- n. 2
A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
- n. 3
A central idea or point; gist.
- v. 1
To add together.
Related words
- Word family
- summand summary summation summative summable summate
- Phrases
- sum up sum total sum and substance choy sum direct sum in sum lump sum vector sum
- Other spellings
- sumon sumu
Example sentences
- summation I object to that summation; it was entirely too short.
- amount He guessed the amount of money I had in my pocket.
- union It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
- join If you have an umbrella, let me join you under it.
- quantity In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
- magnitude No one could believe the magnitude of the tragedy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sum | falling | |
| summation | falling | |
| amount | falling | |
| union | falling | |
| join | rising | |
| quantity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1, add1, tot1, gob1, nub1
- 4 letters
- join1, mass1, cast1, core1, meat1, tote1, gist1, pith1
- 5 letters
- whole1, heart1, total2, union2, count1, drift1, tally2, tenor2
- 6 letters
- center2, amount2, centre2, spirit2, height1, summit2, resume2, digest2, kernel2, marrow2
- 7 letters
- summary3, bearing2, essence2, compute2, epitome4, summate
- 8 letters
- quantity3, totality4, condense2
- 9 letters
- substance2, magnitude3, aggregate3, integrate3, summarize3, summation3, summarise
- 10 letters
- compendium4, abridgment, inwardness
- 11 letters
- calculation4, computation4, abridgement3
- 12 letters
- recapitulate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total2 = 2 syllables).