adds up to

Definitions

To result in a specific total or sum.

To seem logical, consistent, or plausible.

Examples

The total cost of the groceries adds up to fifty dollars.

If you look at all the evidence, it adds up to a clear case of fraud.

The hours I spend commuting every week really adds up to a significant amount of time.

Synonyms

amounts to totals equals comes to aggregates to sums to constitutes

Antonyms

differs from subtracts from deviates from fails to match contradicts disagrees with is less than