Totality

/toʊˈtælɪti/

Synonyms for "totality" (114 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (23)

Noun(8 words)
aggregateallall beingall creationall handsall the worldallnessalpha and omegabe-all and end-allbeginning and endbulkcollectivitycompletenesscomplexcomprehensiveness

Strong matches (34)

Noun(6 words)
compute the totalcosmosesentirenessfulnesshundred percentintegrality
copernican universecosmoscreated naturecreated universecreationeinsteinian universeembodimentensembleentirenessentiretyentityevery man jackeverybodyeveryoneeverything that isexhaustivenessexpanding universeformfullnessgross
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Related words (57)

integritymacrocosmmacrocosmosmegacosmmetagalaxynaturenewtonian universeomneityomnipresenceone and allonenessorganic unitypervasivenessplenumptolemaic universepulsating universesidereal universesolidaritysoliditysteady-state universe
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sum of thingssum totalsystemtalethoroughnesstotaltotal approachtotality of beingtout le mondetyrannyubiquityunityuniversalityuniversewholewhole wide worldwholenesswide worldworldworld without end
Verb(1 words)
sum total up
Adjective(4 words)
universalwhole entitywhole statewhole system
Determiner(1 words)
whole material

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: entirety, aggregate, sum, total, aggregate.
  • Sentence evidence is available for totality, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "totality".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "totality"

Keep "totality" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "totality" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "totality", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "totality" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

13 entries

More specific

7 entries
cumulative impactgrand totalgross totalholistic effectnet totaloverall outcomerunning total

Collocations

6 entries
grand totalrunning totalsum totaltotality of eventstotality of evidencetotality of possibilities

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth.

Source: tatoeba (413874)

When science shall have described all that is knowable in the universe, then God will be complete, if we take the word God as synonymous with the totality of existence.

Source: tatoeba (1776170)

The task of philosophy is to recover the totality obscured by the selection.

Source: tatoeba (2347523)

All science is experiential; but all experience must be related back to and derives its validity from the conditions and context of consciousness in which it arises, i.e. the totality of our nature.

Source: tatoeba (3481165)

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "totality"?

Closest matches include entirety, aggregate, sum, total, aggregate.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "totality"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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