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Synonyms for number

noun

  1. A quantity

    amount, sum total, totality, aggregate, whole, whole number, product, measurable quantity, recorded total, estimate, the lot, conglomeration, plenty, manifoldness, plenitude, abundance; see also quantity.

  2. A representation of quantity

    numeral, digit, figure, cipher, integer, fraction, cardinal number, ordinal number, Roman numeral, Arabic numeral, character, sign, emblem; see also representation, symbol.

beyond number

too many to count, too much to count, innumerable, countless; see many.

get <strong>or </strong>have one's number*

discover one's true character, find out about, know; see understand 1.

one's number is up*

one's time to die has arrived, one's time has come, one's destiny is fulfilled; see doomed.

without number

too numerous to be counted, innumerable, countless; see many.

See number in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun

Arithmetic calculations.

Used in plural: arithmetic, computation, figure (used in plural). See count
verb
  1. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total:

    count, enumerate, numerate, reckon, tally, tell. See count
  2. To come to in number or quantity:

    aggregate, amount, reach, run into, total. Idiom: add up to. See increase

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