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number

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of number

1 a character used to represent a mathematical value
  • asked him to write out the equation in numbers, not letters
Synonyms of number

digit, figure, integer, numeral, numeric, whole number
Words Related to number

decimal, fraction

cipher

symbol
2 a literary, musical, or artistic production
  • a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers
Synonyms of number

composition, opus, piece, work
Words Related to number

classic, magnum opus, masterpiece, pièce de résistance, showpiece

model, outline, sketch
3 a performance regularly presented by an individual or group
  • a modern dance number
Synonyms of number

act, bit, routine, turn
Words Related to number

signature
4 an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
  • a stunning gymnastics number that really impressed the judges
Synonyms of number

deed, exploit, feat, stunt, tour de force, trick
Words Related to number

accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success, triumph

adventure

performance
5 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 of number

arithmetic, calculation, calculus, ciphering, computation, figures, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, reckoning
Words Related to number

addition, division, multiplication, subtraction

calibration, measurement, mensuration

appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, valuation

number

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of number

1 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 of number

count, enumerate, tell
Words Related to number

add (up), tally, total

calculate, compute, reckon, table, tabulate

check, mark, tick (off)

recount
2 to have a total of
  • The full-time staff numbers 30 people.
Synonyms of number

add up (to), aggregate, amount (to), come (to), count (up to), sum (to or into), total
Words Related to number

average, equal, measure, reach

compose, comprise, constitute, make up
Phrases Synonymous with number

clock in at
3 to have as part of a whole
  • is numbered among the great minds of our times
Synonyms of number

carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, subsume, take in
Words Related to number

comprise, consist (of)

bracket

have, hold, own, possess

admit, receive

compose, constitute, form, make

assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate
Near Antonyms of number

ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deny, refuse, reject

eliminate, except, rule out

lose, mislay, misplace
Antonyms of number

exclude, leave (out), omit

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