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Synonyms for number

41 synonyms
6 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

scalar phone number many quantity digit multitude integer numeral

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bit

bit informal, act, turn, routine

2. Scalar — A numeral, a symbol for a non-negative integer

scalar, rime dated

3. Phone number

phone number, telephone number

Other

digit, many, figure, quantity, numeral, issue, multitude, selection, integer, collection, crowd, host

Verb

1. Count

count, enumerate, numerate, call over, tell, tally, calculate, reckon, tell off, compute, cipher dated, cypher UK

2. Total

total, amount, add up, sum up, come

3. Figure up

figure up, run over, keep down

Other

Definitions

n. 1
A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.
n. 2
Quantity of countable things.
The number of malnourished children has decreased.
v. 1
To total or count; to amount to.
I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.
v. 2
To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
The old man knew that his days were numbered.

Related words

Word family: numberable numberless numbersome number-theoretic number-theoretical numerical
Phrases: number two number plate number sign cushy number cardinal number ordinal number imaginary number telephone number

Forms

Plural: numbers → bits, acts, turns, routines…
Past participle: numbered
e.g. numbered → counted, enumerated, numerated, teld…

Example sentences

many How many pieces of carry-on are you going to take?
quantity In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
digit 25 times 6 equals 1_0. What is the missing digit?
multitude Tokyo offers a multitude of accommodation options.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
number		steady
scalar		rising
many		steady
quantity		falling
digit		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: bit¹, act¹
4 letters: many², come¹, tell¹, turn¹, list¹, host¹, rime¹
5 letters: issue², total², count¹, crowd¹, digit², tally²
6 letters: figure², amount², reckon², cipher², scalar², cypher²
7 letters: routine², integer³, compute², numeral³
8 letters: quantity³, numerate³
9 letters: selection³, calculate³, multitude³, enumerate⁴
10 letters: collection³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: nombre
Italiano: numero
Español: número
Deutsch: Zahl
Català: nombre