amounting
Coming to equal
Amounting appears almost exclusively in the phrase amounting to, meaning adding up to or being equivalent to: Losses amounting to millions.
It often introduces a characterization or judgment: Conduct amounting to harassment, silence amounting to consent.
The word rarely appears outside this construction.
Adding quantities together
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- addingJoining to increase
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- computingProcessing data mathematically
aggregating · counting · tabulating · reckoning · enumerating · quantifying · figuring · numbering
Treating as equivalent
- representingActing as proxy for
- constitutingMaking up a whole
- meaningWhat something signifies
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
suggesting · tantamount · equivalent · corresponding · indicating · denoting · connoting · adding up to
Gradually increasing amount
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- collectingGathering items over time
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- piling upIncreasing in quantity
building · stockpiling · compiling · aggregating · heaping · assembling · consolidating · mounting
Act of ascending
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- increasingBecoming greater in amount
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- surgingRising with sudden force
soaring · spiking · skyrocketing · spiraling · swelling · ballooning · snowballing · mushrooming
summing
Adding quantities together
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- addingJoining to increase
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
computing · aggregating · counting · tabulating · reckoning · enumerating · quantifying · figuring · numbering · totaling
equating
Treating as equivalent
- representingActing as proxy for
- constitutingMaking up a whole
- meaningWhat something signifies
implying · suggesting · tantamount · equivalent · corresponding · indicating · denoting · connoting · adding up to
accruing
Gradually increasing amount
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- collectingGathering items over time
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
piling up · building · stockpiling · compiling · aggregating · heaping · assembling · consolidating · mounting · stacking up
rising
Act of ascending
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- increasingBecoming greater in amount
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
surging · soaring · spiking · skyrocketing · spiraling · swelling · ballooning · snowballing · mushrooming · intensifying
amountingsubtracting
Removing quantity from another
deducting · diminishing · reducing · decreasing · taking away