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numbers

[nuhm-berz] / ˈnʌm bərz /
ADJECTIVE
financial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commercial economic fiscal monetary
WEAK
banking bread-and-butter budgeting business numeric pecuniary pocket
NOUN
facts
Synonyms
STRONG
certainty clue cue data details dope gospel info poop reality scoop score story
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks inside dope like it is lowdown whole story
Antonyms
STRONG
hypothesis theory
WEAK
lies
NOUN
grounds
Synonyms
STRONG
account antecedent argument base bedrock call cause demonstration determinant dope evidence excuse factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure justification motive occasion pretext proof rationale reason root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning wherefore why
WEAK
chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor
Antonyms
STRONG
annex discouragement hindrance
NOUN
mathematics
Synonyms
STRONGEST
algebra calculation calculus geometry math
STRONG
addition division figures multiplication subtraction trigonometry
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease reduction subtraction
NOUN
multitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
horde legion myriad slew throng
STRONG
aggregation army assemblage assembly collection commonalty concourse congregation crowd crush drove heap herd host infinitude infinity jam loads lot lots majority mass mob much number ocean oodles people plenitude plurality populace proletariat public push quantity scores sea swarm turnout
WEAK
great number
Antonyms
STRONG
little minority
WEAK
handful portion single zero
NOUN
numbers pool
Synonyms
WEAK
Chinese lottery number lottery numbers game numbers policy numbers racket
NOUN
raffle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betting game of chance sweepstake
STRONG
bet disposition draw drawing flier gambling gaming lots pool speculation stake sweep tossup wager wagering
WEAK
long odds numbers game random shot
NOUN
regulation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
code decree law order principle procedure statute
STRONG
Bible book canon commandment dictate direction edict ordinance precept prescript
WEAK
chapter and verse decretum no-no's reg standing order
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lawlessness
WEAK
deregulation disorganization mismanagement

Example Sentences

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Numbers were once even greater - after a devastating famine in the mid-1990s triggered what rights groups described as a silent exodus over a more porous border with China.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Numbers don’t lie, and U.S. companies are still throwing up good ones.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

At Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris explained that “they were unhappy with Biden, unhappy with prices, and voted accordingly.”

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

"Numbers have fallen as children have moved to different schools."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Numbers from manometers, measuring the pressures distributed along a wing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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