You can number me among your friends.
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Number
/ˈnʌmbər/
Synonyms for "number" (428 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (86)
Noun(12 words)
a certain numbera fewa numberaccountactadd upadd up toafterpieceaggregateaggregate toamountamount toapportionarmyartarticleback matterback numberbatchbeat
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bevybillionbitblock outbloodbodybookbox scorebrandbreedbroadbudgetbunchbusinesscalculatecall offcall overcall the rollcallingcareercareer buildingcareerismcastcatalogcensuschaptercharacterchaserchiliadchiliagonchiliahedronchiliarchchiliarchiachunkcipherciteclanclauseclutchcollectioncolorcomecome tocompanycomprisecomputecontaincopycount
Preposition(1 words)
concerning issues
Strong matches (128)
coveycraftcrowdcurtaincurtain callcurtain raiserdealdecreasedenominationdescriptiondesignationdetaildifferencedigitdivertimentodivertissementdividedominantdosedual
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editionenumerateepilogueexodeexodusexpository scenefasciclefeatherfewfigurefigure upfinalefixflockfoliatefolioformfront matterggameganggatheringgenregenusgobgraingrandgrouphandfulhandicraftheaphoke acthordehosthundredhunkilkimpressionincidenceincludeincreaseintegerinterludeintermezzointermissionintroductionissueitemizekidneykilokilocyclekilogramkilohertzkiloliterkilometerkinkindlabellakhlarge amountlegionslibrarylibrary editionlifeworkliltlineline of businessline of workloadslotmmakemannermanymarkmassmeasuremessmeter
Noun(22 words)
determining numbersdigitdigitsenumeratefigurefigure labelingfigure the answerfigure the totalfrequency adverbgraph valuegroup sizeheading numbershundreds numberhundreds-range valueindex by orderindex valuesindexesindexingissueissues
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italian numerolabel
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
icelandic hundraðlabeled graphs
Related words (214)
metiermetricsmillenniummillepedemilligrammillilitermillionmissionmobmoldmouldmouldermouldymount up tomovementmultitudemyriadmysterynaturenotation
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numbersnumeralnumerateoccupationone hundred thousandone or twooutlinepackpagepaginateparagraphparcelparsepartpartypassagepasselpersuasionphrasephylumplatoonpluralpollportionpracticeprintingproductprofessionprofusionprologueprosodypursuitquantifyquantityquantizeraceracketrangeraterationrecitereckonreckon up toreckoningreduceresolverhythmrhythmic patternroutinerun intorun overrun toscansceneschematizeschool editionscoresectionsentenceseriessetseveralshapesheetshticksignsignaturesingularsketchskitslewslewssmall amountsong and dancesortspecializationspecialtyspeciesstackstampstand-up comedy actstrainstripestripteasestylesuitesumsum upsummationswarmswingsymboltaletallytellten thousandtextthe bottom linethe like ofthe likes ofthe storythe whole storythouthousandtonstot uptot up tototaltote uptote up totradetrade booktrade editiontrialtribetrooptuneturntwo or threetypeumpteenunitizevarietyversevocationvolumewalkwalk of lifewholewhole numberworkx numberyard
Determiner(1 words)
most physical quantity
Noun(45 words)
musical piecenineteennumber listnumbers in ordernumbers onlynumerate tasksnumerate the listnumeratingnumeric valuenumerical figurenumerosityordinal indexpage numbers listpage with numberspaginatingpermutationsphone numberpopulation sizeproduce deterministic valuesquantitative adjective
Verb(7 words)
Adjective(8 words)
numerate learnersnumeric itemnumerical countnumerical descriptor examplenumerical descriptor valuenumerical valuequantitative resultquantitative value
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: numeral, a certain number, a few, a number, account.
- Sentence evidence is available for number, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "number".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "number"
Keep "number" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "number" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "number", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "number" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
45 entriesShowing 16 of 45 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
11 entrieshouse numbersmusical numbernatural numbernumber lineodd numberpage numbersphone numberphone numbersprime numberserial numbersocial security numbers
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
93 translations across 68 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- رقم noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- رَقْم noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- نمرة noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- نمرة noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Armenian
1 entries- համար noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Asturian
1 entries- númberu noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- nömrə noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Basque
1 entries- zenbaki noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Belarusian
1 entries- ну́мар noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Bengali
1 entries- নম্বর noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Breton
1 entries- niverenn noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Bulgarian
1 entries- но́мер noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Catalan
1 entries- número noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Chinese
3 entries- хо noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- 號 /号 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- 號碼 /号码 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 號 /号 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- 號碼 /号码 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 號 /号 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- 號碼 /号码 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Czech
1 entries- číslo noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Dari
1 entries- شُمَارَه noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Dutch
1 entries- nummer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Esperanto
1 entries- numero noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Finnish
1 entries- numero noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
French
1 entries- numéro noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Georgian
1 entries- ნომერი noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
German
1 entries- Nummer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Greek
2 entries- αριθμός noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- νούμερο noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- nimewo noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Hindi
1 entries- नंबर noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Hungarian
4 entries- -adik noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- -as noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- -edik noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- -es noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Icelandic
1 entries- númer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Ido
1 entries- numero noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Ingrian
1 entries- numeri noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- شُمارِه noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- نُمْرِه noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Italian
1 entries- numero noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Japanese
1 entries- 番 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Kazakh
1 entries- нөмір noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Korean
2 entries- 번 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- 번호 noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- номер noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Lao
1 entries- ເລກ noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Latin
1 entries- numero noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Latvian
1 entries- numurs noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- cysło noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- numer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Macedonian
1 entries- број noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Malay
1 entries- nombor noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Maltese
1 entries- numru noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Mongolian
1 entries- дугаар noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- nummer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- nummer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Polish
1 entries- numer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Portuguese
1 entries- número noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Romanian
1 entries- număr noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Russian
1 entries- но́мер noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- àireamh noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- brȏj noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- бро̑ј noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Slovak
1 entries- číslo noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Slovene
1 entries- številko noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Southern Altai
1 entries- тоо noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Spanish
1 entries- número noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Swahili
1 entries- nambari noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Swedish
1 entries- nummer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Tajik
2 entries- рақам noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- шумора noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Telugu
1 entries- శ్రేణి noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Turkish
1 entries- sayı noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Turkmen
1 entries- nomer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Ukrainian
1 entries- но́мер noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Urdu
1 entries- نَمْبَر noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Uyghur
1 entries- نومۇر noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Uzbek
2 entries- nomer noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
- yorliq noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Vietnamese
1 entries- số noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Welsh
1 entries- rhif noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Xibe
1 entries- ᡥᠣᠣ noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Yiddish
1 entries- נומער noun (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
Sample sentences
67 total sentences available.
I forget your phone number.
Source: tatoeba (16966)
I forget your telephone number.
Source: tatoeba (16967)
Had I known your telephone number, I would have called you.
Source: tatoeba (16968)
Showing 4 of 67 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "number"?
Closest matches include numeral, a certain number, a few, a number, account.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "number"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.