Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun multiple
1 sense of multiple
Sense 1
multiple -- (the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9")
=> product, mathematical product -- (a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6")
Antonyms of adj multiple
1 sense of multiple
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multiple (vs. single) -- (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit")
single (vs. multiple) -- (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness")
=> azygous, azygos -- (occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula")
=> one-man (prenominal), one-person (prenominal), one-woman (prenominal) -- (designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent"; "Sarah Silverman's hilarious one-woman show")
=> lone (prenominal), lonesome (prenominal), only (prenominal), sole (prenominal), solitary (prenominal) -- (being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky")
=> singular, unique -- (the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions")
=> sui generis -- (constituting a class of its own; unique; "a history book sui generis"; "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary")
=> unary -- (consisting of or involving a single element or component; "in a unary operation in a mathematical system one element is used to yield a single result")
=> uninominal, one-member -- (based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature); "a uninominal electoral system")
Similarity of adj multiple
1 sense of multiple
Sense 1
multiple (vs. single) -- (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit")
=> aggregate -- (composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits")
=> bigeminal -- (occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse")
=> binary -- (consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms); "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base")
=> double, doubled, twofold, two-fold -- (twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase")
=> double, dual, duple -- (consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure")
=> double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold -- (having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison)
=> duplex -- ((used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction")
=> manifold, multiplex -- (many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology")
=> ternary, treble, triple, triplex -- (having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows")
=> treble, threefold, three-fold, triple -- (three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase")
=> triune -- (being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity; "a triune God")
=> quadruple, fourfold, four-fold -- (four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage")
=> quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold -- (having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire")
=> quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound")
=> quintuple, fivefold, five-fold -- (having five units or components)
=> sextuple, sixfold, six-fold -- (having six units or components)
=> septuple, sevenfold, seven-fold -- (having seven units or components)
=> octuple, eightfold, eight-fold -- (having eight units or components)
=> nonuple, ninefold, nine-fold -- (having nine units or components)
=> tenfold, ten-fold, denary -- (containing ten or ten parts)