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

Teen takeovers are when large groups of teenagers, sometimes numbering in the thousands, are drawn to specific areas of a city mostly through social media posts, and usually result in chaos and arrests, authorities said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

The groups, with members numbering in the dozens, have attempted to cross from Israel to Syria every few days in recent weeks. — Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Platner also endorsed a global minimum tax of 2 percent on the world’s billionaires (numbering 3,428, according to the most recent Forbes billionaires list). — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 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

Halfway up the incline, there among the liminal zone between the two ecosystems, nestles the Paradine plains cactus, numbering about 4,000 strong. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.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