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/ˈsɪks.tiːn/ · numeral
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI..
Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to.
Use sixteen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sixteen means The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI..
Common synonyms include cardinal, 16, xvi.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
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