Printable Integer Word Search

An integer vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Positive, Negative and Zero to Opposite, Sum and Difference.

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Integer Word Search

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FAIGDISTANCEURR

GILAIAODEDEBTYW

TLTEFSDCGREATER

MWBNFNMVANGAVIE

UOSFELESSJQRNNP

EDENRDRPBDUENTA

BAAKERLCEEOTEEG

JBIENPGFLBTHNGC

ROIICOPPOSITEEG

EVBSESIRWNEGGRG

DEPOSITOWYNHAOA

FDFNVTIDIYTZTAT

YHRCBIAUTTHSIID

QEEAAVFCWVLZVOS

HESUMEZTZEROEEV

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IntegerINTEGER
PositivePOSITIVE
NegativeNEGATIVE
ZeroZERO
OppositeOPPOSITE
DifferenceDIFFERENCE
SumSUM
ProductPRODUCT
DistanceDISTANCE
GreaterGREATER
LessLESS
BelowBELOW
AboveABOVE
QuotientQUOTIENT
DebtDEBT
DepositDEPOSIT

16 of 20 words from the Integer Key Terms list.

Write a number sentence with a negative integer in it. Explain it with two of the words you found.

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Answer key: Integer Word Search

FAIGDISTANCEURR

GILAIAODEDEBTYW

TLTEFSDCGREATER

MWBNFNMVANGAVIE

UOSFELESSJQRNNP

EDENRDRPBDUENTA

BAAKERLCEEOTEEG

JBIENPGFLBTHNGC

ROIICOPPOSITEEG

EVBSESIRWNEGGRG

DEPOSITOWYNHAOA

FDFNVTIDIYTZTAT

YHRCBIAUTTHSIID

QEEAAVFCWVLZVOS

HESUMEZTZEROEEV

INTEGER, POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, ZERO, OPPOSITE, DIFFERENCE, SUM, PRODUCT, DISTANCE, GREATER, LESS, BELOW, ABOVE, QUOTIENT, DEBT, DEPOSIT

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All 128 words

What an Integer Is 19

Absolute value The size of a number without regard to its sign; for -5 it is 5.
Consecutive Following one after another, like -1, 0, 1 and 2.
Even Able to be divided by 2 with nothing left over, like -4, 0 and 6.
Infinite Without end; the integers go on this way in both directions.
Integer Any of the counting numbers, their negatives, or 0.
Magnitude Greatness of size; for a number, how large it is apart from its sign.
Minus The mark - ; it shows a negative number or a subtraction.
Natural The name for the counting numbers 1, 2, 3 and so on.
Negative Less than 0.
Odd Not able to be divided by 2 without a remainder, like -3, 1 and 7.
Opposite The number the same distance from 0 on the other side: for 7 it is -7.
Parity Whether an integer is even or odd.
Plus The mark + ; it shows a positive number or an addition.
Positive Greater than 0.
Rational Able to be written as a fraction of two integers, as every integer can.
Set A collection of numbers or things; the integers form one.
Sign The mark + or - in front of a number.
Whole Having no fraction or decimal part, as 0, 1, 2 and 3 do.
Zero The number that stands for none; it is neither positive nor negative.

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On the Number Line 26

Arrow The mark at each end of the line that shows it goes on.
Ascending Going up, from smallest to largest.
Backward Toward the smaller numbers, as when a negative is added.
Between In the space that separates two numbers, as 0 is for -1 and 1.
Compare To decide which of two numbers is larger.
Decrease To become smaller.
Descending Going down, from largest to smallest.
Direction The way something points or moves; a sign tells it for a number.
Distance How far apart two points are; it is never under 0.
Equidistant Equally far away, as 4 and -4 are from 0.
Farther At a larger distance: -9 is this from 0 when set beside 6.
Forward Toward the larger numbers, as when a positive is added.
Greater Larger; farther to the right on the line: -2 is this beside -5.
Greatest Largest of all; among integers on a line, the one farthest right.
Horizontal Running across, level with the horizon, as most lines of numbers are drawn.
Increase To become greater.
Least Smallest of all; among integers on a line, the one farthest left.
Left The side where the negative numbers lie on a line drawn across the page.
Less Smaller; farther to the left on the line: -5 is this beside -2.
Number line A line on which every point stands for a number, with equal steps between integers.
Order To put numbers in a row from smallest to largest.
Origin The point marked 0, from which distances are measured.
Point A dot that marks the place of one number on the line.
Right The side where the positive numbers lie on a line drawn across the page.
Unit The number one; on the line, the distance from 0 to 1.
Vertical Running straight up and down, as the scale of a thermometer does.

Adding and Subtracting Integers 18

Addend A number that is added to another.
Additive Having to do with adding: -6 is the inverse of 6 of this kind.
Cancel To remove equal amounts that undo each other, as +3 and -3 do.
Change The amount by which something goes up or down.
Counter A small chip or token used to count or to stand for a number.
Deduct To take an amount away from a total.
Difference The answer when one number is subtracted from another.
Inverse Something that undoes another: adding -6 undoes adding 6.
Join To put together.
Jump A move from one point to another along the line.
Minuend The number from which another is taken away: the 3 in 3 - 8.
Net Left over after gains and losses are put together.
Remove To take away.
Result What a calculation gives.
Subtract To take one number away from another.
Subtrahend The number that is taken away: the 8 in 3 - 8.
Sum The answer when numbers are added.
Tally A count kept with marks; also to add up.

Multiplying and Dividing Integers 20

Base The number that an exponent says to use as a factor.
Cube A number used three times as a factor; for -2 it is -8.
Different Not alike: two factors with signs like this give a negative product.
Dividend The number that is divided: the -12 in -12 divided by 4.
Divisible Able to be divided with no remainder, as -12 is by 4.
Divisor The number that another is divided by: the 4 in -12 divided by 4.
Double To multiply by 2.
Exponent The small raised number that tells how many times to use the base as a factor.
Factor One of the numbers multiplied together to make a product.
Group A number of things taken together: three of these holding -2 each make -6.
Halve To divide by 2.
Multiply To add a number to itself a given number of times.
Power A number such as 9, made by using -3 as a factor twice; also another name for an exponent.
Product The answer when numbers are multiplied.
Quotient The answer when one number is divided by another.
Same Alike: two factors with signs like this give a positive product.
Split To divide into parts.
Square A number times itself; for any integer it is never negative.
Triple To multiply by 3.
Unlike Not the same, as the signs of +3 and -3 are.

Properties and Rules 13

Associative Giving the same answer however the numbers are grouped.
Calculate To find an answer by arithmetic.
Closure The fact that adding or multiplying two integers always gives an integer.
Commutative Giving the same answer in either order: 2 + -5 equals -5 + 2.
Compute To work out with numbers.
Distributive Describes the rule that a times (b + c) equals ab + ac.
Identity A number that leaves others unchanged: 0 for adding, 1 for multiplying.
Negate To make negative: doing this to 5 gives -5.
Nonnegative Either positive or 0.
Nonzero Not equal to 0.
Operation An action such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.
Parentheses The curved marks ( ) around the part of a problem to work out first.
Property A feature that is always true of a kind of number.

Integers in Real Life 32

Above Higher than; over.
Altitude The height of a thing over the ground or over the level of the sea.
Ascend To climb or move upward.
Balance The amount of money in an account.
Basement The floor of a building that is under the ground.
Below Lower than; under.
Countdown Counting backward to 0 before a launch.
Credit An amount of money put into an account; also the money one has there.
Debit An amount taken out of an account, or recorded there as owed.
Debt Money that is owed.
Deposit Money put into a bank account.
Depth How far down something is, as under the surface of water.
Descend To move downward.
Drop To go down suddenly; also the amount of a fall.
Earn To get money for work done.
Elevation Height measured from the level of the sea; under the sea it is written with a minus.
Elevator A car that carries people up and down between floors.
Freezing Cold enough to turn water to ice: 0 degrees on the Celsius scale.
Gain An increase; something won or added.
Loss Money or points given up; the opposite of a gain.
Owe To have to pay money to someone.
Par In golf, the number of strokes set as the standard for a hole.
Penalty Points or yards taken away for breaking a rule.
Profit Money made after costs are paid.
Sea level The height of the ocean's surface, counted as 0 for heights and depths.
Submarine A ship that can travel under the water.
Summit The highest point of a mountain.
Temperature How hot or cold something is; it can fall under 0.
Thermometer A tool that measures heat and cold on a scale of numbers.
Trench A long, deep cut in the ground or in the ocean floor.
Valley Low land between hills or mountains.
Withdrawal Money taken out of a bank account.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. Spellings and meanings were checked on 2026-10-16 against The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, https://www.ahdictionary.com/. Math senses the dictionary does not give were checked on 2026-10-16 against English Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/, in the articles Integer, Number line, Absolute value, Additive inverse and Negative number. Licence: own work

How it works

This printable integer word search opens on 16 key terms, Product, Quotient, Distance, Debt and Deposit among them. Six more lists follow a unit from the number line to money and temperature, and every word has a one-line meaning.

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A list for each lesson

Under Start from a list, What an Integer Is has Sign, Parity, Consecutive and Absolute value. On the Number Line has Origin, Ascending, Equidistant and Number line. Adding and Subtracting Integers has Addend, Minuend, Subtrahend and Inverse. Multiplying and Dividing Integers has Factor, Dividend, Divisor and Exponent.

Rules and real life

Properties and Rules has Commutative, Associative, Identity, Closure and Nonnegative. Integers in Real Life has the places where a negative number turns up: Debt, Withdrawal, Elevation, Sea level, Freezing, Penalty and Par.

Absolute value, Number line and Sea level are hidden with no gap: ABSOLUTEVALUE.
Under More options, tick Show clues, not words and Negative prints as "Less than 0."
Short Integer Words has 38 words of three to five letters, such as Zero, Sum, Sign, Debt and Owe.

Questions and answers

What is an integer?

Zero, a positive whole number (1, 2, 3 and so on) or the negative of one. An integer can be written with no fraction: 21, 4, 0 and -2048 are integers; 9.75 and 5/4 are not.

Is zero an integer?

Yes. Zero is an integer, and it is usually counted as neither positive nor negative. A number that is positive or zero is called nonnegative.

What is the absolute value of a number?

Its size without regard to its sign, which is also its distance from zero on a number line. The absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of -3 is also 3.

What is the opposite of an integer?

Its additive inverse: the number that gives zero when the two are added. The opposite of 7 is -7, and the opposite of -7 is 7.

Is a negative times a negative a positive?

Yes. The product of two negative numbers is positive, and the product of one positive and one negative number is negative: -2 times -3 is 6, and 2 times -3 is -6.

All 128 words

What an Integer Is 19

On the Number Line 26

Adding and Subtracting Integers 18

Multiplying and Dividing Integers 20

Properties and Rules 13

Integers in Real Life 32

How it works

A list for each lesson

Rules and real life

Questions and answers

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