Word SIXTEEN: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

sixteen

🇺🇸 [ˈsɪkstiːn]

Meanings

The number that comes after fifteen and before seventeen. It is a two-digit number often used in counting or as an age indicator for a teenager. It can also refer to the number of items in a set.

Examples

• She turned sixteen last week and got a car as a gift.
• There are sixteen slices of pizza in this box.
• He has been playing soccer since he was sixteen years old.

Synonyms

sixteen years old • 16 • xvi

Antonyms

fifteen • seventeen • none