Sum, amount, number, aggregate, total, whole, quantity denote a result obtained by putting or taking together all in a given group or mass.
Category: Synonyms
Sullen vs Glum vs Morose vs Surly vs Sulky vs Crabbed vs Saturnine vs Dour vs Gloomy
Sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, dour, gloomy can mean governed by or showing, especially in one’s aspect, a forbidding or disagreeable mood or disposition.
Suit vs Lawsuit vs Action vs Cause vs Case
Suit, lawsuit, action, cause, case are all used to designate legal proceedings instituted for the sake of demanding justice or enforcing a right. Though often used interchangeably in the sense of lawsuit , they may have certain differences in their connotations and their applications. Suit stresses the attempt of a complainant through litigation to gain an end (as redress for a wrong, recognition […]
Suggest vs Adumbrate vs Shadow
Suggest, adumbrate, shadow are comparable when they are predicated of things that serve indirectly to represent another thing because they evoke a thought, an image, or a conception of it.
Suggest vs Imply vs Hint vs Intimate vs Insinuate
Suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate can all mean to convey an idea or the thought of something by indirect means.
Suffrage vs Franchise vs Vote vs Ballot
Suffrage, franchise, vote, ballot mean the right, privilege, or power of expressing one’s choice or wish (as in an election or in the determination of policy).
Suffocate vs Asphyxiate vs Stifle vs Smother vs Choke vs Strangle vs Throttle
Suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle, smother, choke, strangle, throttle can all mean to interrupt the normal course of breathing.
Succession vs Progression vs Series vs Sequence vs Chain vs Train vs String
Succession, progression, series, sequence, chain, train, string are comparable when they mean a number of things that follow each other in some order.
Succeed vs Prosper vs Thrive vs Flourish
Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish can mean to attain or to be attaining a desired end.
Substitute vs Supply vs Locum tenens vs Alternate vs Understudy vs Double vs Stand-in vs Pinch hitter
Substitute, supply, locum tenens, alternate, understudy, double, stand-in, pinch hitter designate a person who performs or is prepared to perform the duties of another during the latter’s absence or incapacitation.
Substance vs Purport vs Gist vs Burden vs Core vs Pith
Substance, purport, gist, burden, core, pith can denote the inner significance or central meaning of something written or said.
Subservient vs Servile vs Slavish vs Menial vs Obsequious
Subservient, servile, slavish, menial, obsequious can mean showing or characterized by extreme compliance or abject obedience.