SUM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUM?

Need another word that means the same as “sum”? Find 70 synonyms and 30 related words for “sum” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sum” are: sum total, summation, join, union, aggregate, total, totality, amount, amount of money, sum of money, center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, quantity, volume, price, charge, fee, cost, tariff, grand total, tally, gross, entirety, whole, beginning and end, alpha and omega, be-all and end-all, arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, question, add, add together, add up, sum up, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, summarise, summarize, calculate, work out, reckon, compute, enumerate, determine, evaluate, quantify, assess, count, put a figure on, totalize, gauge

Sum as a Noun

Definitions of "Sum" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sum” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The total amount of something that exists.
• A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
• The final aggregate.
• The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
• The total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items.
• A quantity of money.
• The whole amount.
• A particular amount of money.
• A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
• An arithmetical problem, especially at an elementary level.

Synonyms of "Sum" as a noun (45 Words)

aggregate	A material or structure formed from a mass of fragments or particles loosely compacted together. Use aggregate for the first layer when filling the trench.
alpha and omega	The first and last; signifies God’s eternity.
amount	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. Sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people.
amount of money	A quantity of money.
arithmetical problem	A question raised for consideration or solution.
be-all and end-all	The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim.
beginning and end	The event consisting of the start of something.
calculation	Planning something carefully and intentionally. Decisions are shaped by political calculations.
center	Ice hockey the person who plays center on a hockey team. It is a center s responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.
centre	An area that is approximately central within some larger region. Geneva was then the centre of the banking world.
charge	The price charged for some article or service. They submitted their charges at the end of each month.
core	An organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality. The ball has a titanium core.
cost	The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. The tunnel has been built at no cost to the state.
entirety	The whole of something. He read the article in its entirety.
essence	The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character. Vanilla essence.
fee	Money paid as part of a special transaction, for example for a privilege or for admission to something. An annual membership fee.
gist	The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. Damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail.
grand total	A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs.
gross	A gross profit or income. Fifty five gross of tins of processed milk.
heart	The region of the chest above the heart. He has no heart.
heart and soul	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
inwardness	Preoccupation especially with one’s attitudes and ethical or ideological values. The inwardness of the body s organs.
join	A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets. It was soldered so well that you couldn t see the join.
kernel	Denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string. A kernel of corn.
marrow	Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones. Marrow donors.
meat	The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. Meat pies.
nitty-gritty	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
nub	A small lump or protuberance. The nub of the story.
pith	The spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits. The pith and core of socialism.
price	The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold. The price of their success was an entire day spent in discussion.
problem	A proposition in which something has to be constructed. She and her husband are having problems.
quantity	The figure or symbol representing a quantity. The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled.
question	An instance of questioning. She called for the question.
reckoning	A bill or account, or its settlement. By ancient reckoning bacteria are plants.
substance	A particular kind of matter with uniform properties. Proteins compose much of the actual substance of the body.
sum of money	The final aggregate.
sum total	A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
summation	The final aggregate. Their value is no mere summation of the values of their component parts.
tally	An account kept by means of a tally. I kept a tally of David s debt on a note above my desk.
tariff	A list of import or export tariffs. The reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs.
total	The whole number or amount of something. In total 200 people were interviewed.
totality	The state of being total and complete. The totality of war and its consequences.
union	A trade union. A currency union between the two countries.
volume	Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together. Mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water.
whole	All of something including all its component elements or parts. The effects will last for the whole of his life.

Usage Examples of "Sum" as a noun

• They could not afford such a sum.
• Do your sums, then the shock will not be too great.
• The sum of two prime numbers.
• The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered.
• The sum of his own knowledge.
• He borrowed a large sum.
• We did sums at school, Mummy.

Sum as a Verb

Definitions of "Sum" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sum” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be a summary of.
• Determine the sum of.
• Find the sum of (two or more amounts.

Synonyms of "Sum" as a verb (25 Words)

add	Constitute an addition. Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria.
add together	Make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.
add up	Determine the sum of.
assess	Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine. The damage was assessed at 5 billion.
calculate	Have faith or confidence in. His last words were calculated to wound her.
compute	Make a mathematical calculation or computation. The hire charge is computed on a daily basis.
count	Show consideration for take into account. Hold the position as you count to five.
determine	Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. My wife had determined that I must swap my old bike for a car.
enumerate	Mention (a number of things) one by one. 6 079 residents were enumerated in 241 establishments.
evaluate	Evaluate or estimate the nature quality ability extent or significance of. Substitute numbers in a simple formula and evaluate the answer.
gauge	Measure the dimensions of an object with a gauge. It is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was.
put a figure on	Adapt.
quantify	Define the application of (a term or proposition) by the use of all, some, etc., e.g. ‘for all x if x is A then x is B’. Can you quantify your results.
reckon	Expect to do a particular thing. I reckon to get away by two thirty.
sum up	Be a summary of.
summarise	Give a summary (of.
summarize	Give a summary (of. I will now summarize.
summate	To add (two or more numbers or quantities) together; to calculate the sum of.
tally	Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. Their signatures should tally with their names on the register.
tot	Determine the sum of.
tot up	Raise.
total	Add up in number or quantity. The scores were totalled.
totalize	Make into a total. Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy.
tote up	Raise.
work out	Have and exert influence or effect.

Usage Examples of "Sum" as a verb

• The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper.
• If we sum these equations we obtain X.

Associations of "Sum" (30 Words)

abacus	A simple device for calculating, consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid.
amount	Be tantamount or equivalent to. An adequate amount of food for four people.
arithmetic	Relating to or involving arithmetic. Arithmetic calculations.
calculable	Able to be measured or assessed. Calculable odds.
calculate	Make a mathematical calculation or computation. I calculate it s pretty difficult to git edication down there.
calculation	A mathematical determination of the amount or number of something. Decisions are shaped by political calculations.
compute	Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount. The idea just doesn t compute.
count	Show consideration for take into account. The counting continued for several hours.
counting	The act of counting reciting numbers in ascending order. The counting continued for several hours.
denominate	(of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit. The borrowings were denominated in US dollars.
denominator	The divisor of a fraction.
digit	The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure. 0 and 1 are digits.
exponent	A person who supports an idea or theory and tries to persuade people of its truth or benefits. He s the world s leading exponent of country rock guitar.
math	Mathematics. She teaches math and science.
mathematical	Characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics. A mathematical certainty.
mathematics	The abstract science of number quantity and space either as abstract concepts pure mathematics or as applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering applied mathematics. A taste for mathematics.
number	Give numbers to. The October number of Travel.
numeral	A figure, symbol, or group of figures or symbols denoting a number. A numeral adjective.
numerate	Determine the number or amount of. Teachers should ensure that their pupils are literate and numerate.
numeration	A method or process of numbering, counting, or computing.
numeric	Of or relating to or denoting numbers. Numerical order.
numerical	Measured or expressed in numbers. Numerical order.
percentage	Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. A large percentage increase.
quantifiable	Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity. The benefits are not easily quantifiable.
quantify	Express or measure the quantity of. Can you quantify your results.
quantity	The figure or symbol representing a quantity. The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled.
subtrahend	The number to be subtracted from the minuend.
tachometer	Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
tally	An account kept by means of a tally. That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games.
times	An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed. You times the six by four to get twenty four.