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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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They—and any number of other red-hot AI momentum plays— have more than doubled in the past year.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“We believe this number is looking increasingly light,” he wrote, meaning the company could deliver upside relative to investor expectations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Noelia Castillo Ramos is one of a growing number of assisted-suicide cases that test the limits of liberal societies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Boulter, 29, went down 7-6 7-6 on clay to world number 87 Ruse, who will now face Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska or American Ann Li in the last 16.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I took a screenshot to save for later, then blocked the number.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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