The difference between Complete and Total

When used as nouns, complete means a completed , whereas total means an amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

When used as verbs, complete means to finish, whereas total means to add up.

When used as adjectives, complete means with all parts included, whereas total means entire.

check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Total

Complete as a verb (transitive):

To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

Examples:

"He completed the assignment on time."
Complete as a verb (transitive):

To make whole or entire.

Examples:

"The last chapter completes the book nicely."

Complete as an adjective:

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

Examples:

"My life will be complete once I buy this new television."

"She offered me complete control of the project."

"After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."
Complete as an adjective:

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

Examples:

"When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."
Complete as an adjective:

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Examples:

"He is a complete bastard!"

"It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."

"Our vacation was a complete disaster."
Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):

In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):

In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):

In which all small limits exist.
Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):

In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):

That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).

Total as a noun:

An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

Examples:

"A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall."
Total as a noun (informal, mathematics):

Sum.

Examples:

"The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15."

Total as an adjective:

Entire; relating to the whole of something.

Examples:

"The total book is rubbish from start to finish.&emsp; nowrap The total [[number]] of votes cast is 3,270."
Total as an adjective:

() Complete; absolute.

Examples:

"He is a total failure."

Total as a verb (transitive):

To add up; to calculate the sum of.

Examples:

"When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure."
Total as a verb:

To equal a total of; to amount to.

Examples:

"That totals seven times so far."
Total as a verb (transitive, US, slang):

to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

Examples:

"Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car."
Total as a verb (intransitive):

To amount to; to add up to.

Examples:

"It totals nearly a pound."