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

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

The list of 529 invitees released Wednesday morning by the Academy — which includes 95 Oscar nominees, 21 Oscar winners and three Scientific and Technical Award recipients — follows classes numbering 395 in 2021, 397 in 2022, 398 in 2023 and 487 in 2024 and 534 in 2025. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026

Not about the sport of golf UConn views the practice center as essential to recruitment to its golf program, now numbering nine athletes. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

This index used a Bates numbering — a common legal document indexing system — to catalog records. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Players who may be known only within their domestic leagues suddenly perform in front of audiences numbering in the hundreds of millions. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Residents numbering in the hundreds have fought against plans to demolish their homes and argue Gaudí never intended the avenue and staircase to reach beyond the basilica’s current footprint. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026