Synonyms for three
Another word for three is iii, cardinal or trio. Below are 17 synonyms and 3 related words across 3 senses.
Also searched as: threes.
1. adjective: being one more than two
- iii
- cardinal synonyms
2. noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- trio synonyms
- trinity synonyms
- leash synonyms
- trey synonyms
- threesome
- triad synonyms
- deuce-ace synonyms
- triplet
- ternary
- troika
- trine
- tierce
- tercet
- ternion
- terzetto
3. noun: one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
- trey synonyms
Related words
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Questions people ask
What is another word for three?
You can say iii, cardinal, trio, trinity or leash instead of three. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "being one more than two".
What is the opposite of three?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for three; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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