Synonyms of number

number 1 of 2

noun

ˈnəm-bər 

1

as in digit

a character used to represent a mathematical value

asked him to write out the equation in numbers, not letters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• digit
• integer
• figure
• numeral
• symbol
• whole number
• numeric
• decimal
• fraction
• cipher

2

as in composition

a literary, musical, or artistic production

a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composition
• piece
• work
• opus
• magnum opus
• masterpiece
• sketch
• model
• classic
• outline
• showpiece
• corpus
• pièce de résistance
• oeuvre
• canon
• étude

3

as in act

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group

a modern dance number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• act
• routine
• turn
• bit
• signature
• shtick

4

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence

doesn't want to go to some mammoth state university where she would be just a number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cipher
• nobody
• insect
• lightweight
• dwarf
• zero
• half-pint
• nothing
• inferior
• twerp
• whippersnapper
• least
• puppet
• insignificancy
• snippersnapper
• pygmy
• zilch
• nullity
• nonentity
• pip-squeak
• morsel
• no-name
• reject
• nonperson
• noncelebrity
• obscurity
• mediocrity
• figurehead
• outcast
• pariah
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• figure
• somebody
• eminence
• lead
• personage
• notable
• big wheel
• leader
• chief
• VIP
• head
• kingpin
• star
• magnate
• nabob
• celebrity
• personality
• planet
• bigwig
• authority
• power
• superstar
• big shot
• kahuna
• luminary
• party
• superior
• great power

5

as in feat

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness

a stunning gymnastics number that really impressed the judges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feat
• stunt
• achievement
• deed
• performance
• success
• exploit
• tour de force
• accomplishment
• trick
• attainment
• coup
• triumph
• adventure

6

as in calculation

numbers plural the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value

if you believe the president's numbers, we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculation
• figures
• arithmetic
• figuring
• calculus
• computation
• math
• mathematics
• number crunching
• reckoning
• measurement
• estimation
• addition
• multiplication
• ciphering
• subtraction
• calibration
• evaluation
• division
• assessment
• valuation
• appraisal
• mensuration

number

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to count

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added

number those apples and tell me how many you have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• count
• tell
• compute
• calculate
• enumerate
• check
• total
• table
• add (up)
• tally
• tabulate
• mark
• tick (off)
• reckon
• recount

2

as in to aggregate

to have a total of

the full-time staff numbers 30 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggregate
• total
• average
• count (up to)
• sum (to or into)
• amount (to)
• come (to)
• comprise
• add up (to)
• reach
• measure
• clock in at
• constitute
• equal
• make up
• compose

3

as in to include

to have as part of a whole

is numbered among the great minds of our times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• include
• contain
• involve
• encompass
• carry
• entail
• comprehend
• take in
• embrace
• comprise
• subsume
• receive
• have
• bracket
• own
• incorporate
• possess
• consist (of)
• form
• admit
• hold
• constitute
• compose
• integrate
• embody
• make
• assimilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exclude
• prevent
• leave (out)
• omit
• prohibit
• bar
• preclude
• miss out
• deny
• ban
• eliminate
• refuse
• reject
• rule out
• debar
• lose
• except
• misplace
• mislay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of number

Noun

An additional woman, 61, was hospitalized for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total number transported to 11. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

But for decades, that number would have seemed perfectly normal, even low. — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images The researchers said the Adelie penguins of Cape Adare, on the other side of Antarctica, are now the world's largest penguin colony, numbering more than one million as of 2018. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing number

• beyond number
• do a number on
• number crunching
• number one
• whole number