Synonyms of numbering

numbering

verb

present participle of number

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counting
• telling
• computing
• enumerating
• calculating
• checking
• totalling
• totaling
• adding (up)
• marking
• tabulating
• tallying
• recounting
• tabling
• ticking (off)
• reckoning

2

as in totalling

to have a total of

the full-time staff numbers 30 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• totalling
• averaging
• aggregating
• comprising
• totaling
• counting (up to)
• amounting (to)
• reaching
• summing (to or into)
• coming (to)
• measuring
• constituting
• equalling
• clocking in at
• adding up (to)
• equaling
• composing
• making up

3

as in including

to have as part of a whole

is numbered among the great minds of our times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• containing
• involving
• encompassing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• embracing
• subsuming
• taking in
• comprehending
• receiving
• having
• incorporating
• consisting (of)
• possessing
• owning
• constituting
• forming
• admitting
• bracketing
• holding
• composing
• integrating
• embodying
• making
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• omitting
• preventing
• prohibiting
• denying
• precluding
• banning
• barring
• eliminating
• refusing
• excepting
• missing out
• rejecting
• debarring
• losing
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying