NUMBERING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

numbering

verb

present participle of number

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

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Relevance

as in aggregating

to have a total of the full-time staff numbers 30 people

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as in including

to have as part of a whole is numbered among the great minds of our times

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Recent Examples of numbering Then there’s Jabin’s vintage guitar collection, numbering more than 200. —

Jim Clash, 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 This particular market lures in people from all across the region, numbering as many as 3,500 on summer days. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Those groups, now numbering 14, include the Women’s Business Development Council and SCORE, a network of volunteer business mentors. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 The Clipper was previously called the NV100 Carry, numbering it neatly as the smallest in a van family that also includes the Caravan (NV350). —

C.c. Weiss may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2026 On the most recent season of Vanderpump Rules spin-off The Valley, a large text thread of boys (numbering into the thirties, allegedly) is revealed to entertain vicious rumors and gossip about ex-partners. —

Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026 True to her intention, Kouzeh has no tables as of yet, only the counter full of her masterworks, now numbering around 25, with a short menu of coffee and aromatic teas. —

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 Sears’ American stores, once numbering in the thousands, have dwindled to a single-digit number, giving way to business forecasts that anticipate the company could shutter at any moment. —

Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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The findings also said that there were at least 39 adults at Camp Mystic's Guadalupe-adjacent camp — not counting the teenage counselors — who could have performed an orderly flood evacuation had one been planned and executed.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Oh, and that’s not counting a potential $70,000 in citation revenue from drivers who overstay their time.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 June 2026