Word SUM: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

sum

🇺🇸 [sʌm]

Meanings

The total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items. It can also refer to the overall total or the essential meaning or outcome of something.

Examples

• The sum of the two numbers is twenty.
• He couldn't remember the sum of the costs for the project.
• In the sum of things, it was a successful trip.

Synonyms

total • amount • aggregate

Antonyms

difference • remainder • balance