Antonyms for add up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ad

Phonetic Transcription : æd

Definition of add up

Origin : late 14c., "to join or unite (something to something else)," from Latin addere "add to, join, attach, place upon," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Meaning "to do sums, do addition" also is from late 14c. Related: Added; adding. To add up "make sense" is from 1942.

As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
As in mean : verb signify, convey
As in number : verb count, calculate
As in prove : verb establish facts; put to a test
As in verify : verb confirm, validate
As in come : verb extend, reach
As in compute : verb calculate, estimate
As in count : verb add, check in order
As in deduce : verb figure out, understand
As in denote : verb designate, mean
As in aggregate : verb combine into a collection
As in enumerate : verb list, count

Example sentences :

They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price that has been paid for our freedom.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Every column, every row, and each of the two diagonals now add up to 12.
Extract from : « The Canterbury Puzzles » by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Unlike those of Dora Copperfield, their accounts will "add up."
Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various

He laughed again, and then, going back to his desk, began to add up his figures.
Extract from : « Madame Midas » by Fergus Hume

It seemed to him a million beginnings could add up to nothing.
Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett

The sum of infamies and high achievements is too complicated to add up.
Extract from : « The Problem of Foreign Policy » by Gilbert Murray

After each player has had three turns, let every one add up her scores.
Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard

Perhaps in the meantime I shall be able to add up my accounts!
Extract from : « Nursery Comedies » by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Bell

He has so many facts that he cannot sort them out and add up the total.
Extract from : « Windfalls » by (AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

It does not suffice to add up the number of votes where they do not avail.
Extract from : « The Life of Jefferson Davis » by Frank H. Alfriend

Synonyms for add up

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