List and Number

List

List verb - To make a list of.
Usage example: the coach listed the people on the team

Number is a synonym for list. In some cases you can use "Number" instead the word "List" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: listing, listed, lister

Number

Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.

List is a synonym for number. Sometimes you can use "List" instead the word "Number" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

How words are described

good good list good number
exact exact list exact number
similar similar list similar number
specific specific list specific number
Other adjectives: set, current, original, many, endless, single, small, actual, real, massive, large, great, huge, little, impressive, decent, new, limited, ridiculous, growing, different.

Common collocations

characters list characters number characters
works list works number works
times list times number times
numbers list numbers number numbers
Other words: women, strips.

Both words in one sentence

  • Number of the Beast Aziraphale is able to pick the Antichrist's phone number out of a list because it is "Tadfield six double-six".
  • The Harry Potter wiki has an extensive list on uses of the number 7 in the series.
    Source: Arc Number
  • Gotta Kill Them All Danny essentially has a big wanted list of alien criminals on Earth, and surprise surprise the one that killed his parents is number one on the list.
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Number and List. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/list/number
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