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

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

Vee first garnered recognition as a cast member of Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out and The Women of Wild ‘n Out, beginning to accrue a social following now numbering over 6 million. — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

According to the Burke Museum, passenger pigeons were once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering in the billions and accounting for close to 40% of the continent’s land birds when European settlers arrived in the 19th century. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

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