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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /
NOUN
unit of the mathematical system
Synonyms
STRONGEST
figure statistic sum total
STRONG
cardinal character cipher count decimal denominator digit emblem folio fraction googol integer numeral numerator ordinal prime representation sign symbol
WEAK
chiffer whole number
Antonyms
STRONGEST
part
WEAK
letter one
NOUN
aggregate, bunch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount collection company estimate lot many product quantity sum total volume
STRONG
abundance caboodle conglomeration crowd flock horde jillion multitude plenitude plenty slew throng totality whole zillion
WEAK
manifoldness umpteen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
part
STRONG
lack
WEAK
letter one
VERB
count, calculate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
estimate include tally total
STRONG
account add aggregate amount come computer enumerate numerate reckon run sum tale tell tote
WEAK
add up count heads count noses count off figure in figure out keep tabs run down run into run to take account of tick off tote up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
subtract
WEAK
estimate guess

Example Sentences

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But 92 minutes in Manchester quickly did for any such optimism, with the number of potential trophies that might garnish Salah's farewell swiftly halved.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“If a high number of those children are not getting the follow-up care, we may just be fooling ourselves and checking a box,” Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The number of MLB players tracked by The Wall Street Journal who shrank from heights of 6 feet or above to 5-foot-something due to baseball’s ultraprecise new measurements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The results show a clear decline in the number of close-in giant planets as stars age.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Somehow that number seemed simultaneously small and overwhelmingly large.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.