Synonyms of numbering

numbering

verb

present participle of number

1

as in counting

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

• counting
• telling
• computing
• calculating
• checking
• enumerating
• totaling
• adding (up)
• marking
• tabulating
• tallying
• recounting
• tabling
• ticking (off)
• reckoning

2

as in aggregating

to have a total of

the full-time staff numbers 30 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggregating
• averaging
• comprising
• totaling
• counting (up to)
• amounting (to)
• reaching
• summing (to or into)
• coming (to)
• measuring
• constituting
• clocking in at
• adding up (to)
• equaling
• composing
• making up

3

as in including

to have as part of a whole

is numbered among the great minds of our times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• containing
• involving
• encompassing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• embracing
• subsuming
• taking in
• comprehending
• receiving
• having
• incorporating
• consisting (of)
• possessing
• owning
• constituting
• forming
• admitting
• bracketing
• holding
• composing
• integrating
• embodying
• making
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• omitting
• preventing
• prohibiting
• denying
• precluding
• banning
• barring
• eliminating
• refusing
• excepting
• missing out
• rejecting
• debarring
• losing
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of numbering

Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The fair’s other two sections have also been expanded, with Presents (for young galleries) now numbering 55 galleries and Solo (single-artist presentations) numbering 25 galleries. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

The World Cup will come to a close Sunday, the culmination of 104 matches involving 48 teams traveling thousands of miles to 16 cities for a global audience numbering hundreds of millions. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 16 July 2026

SpaceX Starlink satellites, now numbering more than 10,000, were reported to have made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers within half a year. — David M. Klein, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

While a nonstop parade of human beings moves through this space every day, raccoons numbering in the hundreds are moving back and forth among this static urban architecture above us. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Spearheaded by film commissioner Marysela Zamora, the market expects to host 900 business meetings among a host of international players numbering some 350, an uptick from last year’s 275. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026

The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

But while tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, which both announced price hikes this week, have a hefty cash cushion, supply chain leverage and customers numbering in the millions or billions, a much wider swath of businesses face potentially dire straits. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2026