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call

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1 a natural vocal sound made by an animal

a ranger who could immediately identify the call of every creature in the forest

Synonyms of call

Words Related to call

bark, bay, bellow, blat, bleat, bray, cackle, calling, caterwaul, caw, cheep, chirp, cluck, coo, crake, croak, crow, grunt, honk, hoot, howl, low, meow (also miaow), mew, moo, neigh, oink, peep, quack, roar, screech, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, trumpet, tu-whit tu-whoo, twitter, whinny, yap, yelp, yip, yowl

2 a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons

we paid a call on the new neighbors the day after they moved in

Synonyms of call

visit, visitation

Words Related to call

drop-in, stopover

get-together, meeting, rendezvous, tryst

3 a communication by telephone

give me a call as soon as you arrive, so Iʼll know you got there safely

Synonyms of call

buzz, ring

Words Related to call

callback, cold call, conference call, message, toll call, voice mail

4 an act or instance of asking for information

put out a call for background information about the suspect

Synonyms of call

inquiry, query, question, request

Words Related to call

interrogatory

poll, questionnaire, survey

inquisition, interrogating, interrogation, questioning

examination, exploration, inquest, investigation, probe, probing, research, study

Near Antonyms of call

answer, reply, response

5 an entitlement to something

you have no call to insult people

Synonyms of call

claim, dibs, pretense (or pretence), pretension, right

Words Related to call

birthright, prerogative, title

favor, privilege

refusal

Near Antonyms of call

disclaimer, quitclaim, release, waiver

6 a position arrived at after consideration

I told you my preference for a cruise destination, but it's your call

Synonyms of call

award, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict

Words Related to call

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word

last word, say-so

adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence

choice, option, selection

consensus

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms of call

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

7 the state of being sought after especially for purchase

there's not much call for woodstoves in this part of the country

Synonyms of call

demand, market, request

Words Related to call

bear market, bull market

buyer's market, seller's market

call

verb

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1 to speak so as to be heard at a distance

we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall

Synonyms of call

bawl, bay, bellow, cry, holler, hollo (or halloo), roar, shout, sound off, thunder, vociferate, yell

Words Related to call

crow, whoop

scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal

caterwaul, howl, ululate, wail, yawp (or yaup), yowl

hail

speak out, speak up

Near Antonyms of call

breathe, mumble, murmur, mutter, whisper

2 to make a telephone call to

use this cell phone to call me if thereʼs an emergency

Synonyms of call

dial, phone, ring (up) [chiefly British], telephone

Words Related to call

beep, buzz

call in

cold-call

3 to make a brief visit

the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call

Synonyms of call

come by, come over, drop by, drop in, pop (in), run (over), run in, step in, stop (by or in), visit

Words Related to call

barge (in)

look up, see

bop (into), happen (by)

frequent, hang (at), haunt, resort (to)

4 to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the game was called on account of rain

Synonyms of call

abandon, abort, call off, cancel, cry off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, scrap, scrub

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abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off

recant, retract, take back, withdraw

countermand, reverse, roll back

break off, discontinue, end, halt, stop, terminate

hold back, interrupt, suspend

give up, relinquish, surrender

Near Antonyms of call

engage, pledge, promise

begin, commence, initiate, start

take on, take up, undertake

Antonyms of call

continue, keep

5 to think of in a particular way

I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either

Synonyms of call

account, consider, count, esteem, hold, look (on or upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view

Words Related to call

believe, deem, feel, sense, think

conceive, fancy, imagine

Phrases Synonymous with call

take for

6 to utter oneʼs distinctive animal sound

the dog called whenever it flushed a quail

Synonyms of call

cry, sing

7 to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

called all the night workers in for a meeting

Synonyms of call

assemble, convene, convoke, muster, summon

Words Related to call

rally

call in, call out, call up, knell

amass, collect, gather, group, round up

reassemble, reconvene

Near Antonyms of call

break up, dissolve

8 to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later

Synonyms of call

calculate, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose

Words Related to call

conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understand

Near Antonyms of call

calibrate, measure, scale

compute, work out

9 to demand or request the presence or service of

rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down

Synonyms of call

hail, summon

Words Related to call

cite, subpoena

assemble, call out, call up, convene, convoke, muster

ask, bid, invite

command, order, request, requisition

beckon, demand, invoke

buzz, knell, page, ring, whistle

Phrases Synonymous with call

send for

Near Antonyms of call

dismiss, send (away), turn away

banish, boot (out), cast out, drum (out), eject, expel, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British]

10 to give a name to

weʼve decided to call the kitten "Molly"

Synonyms of call

baptize, christen, clepe [archaic], denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, style, term, title

Words Related to call

brand, stigmatize, tag

denote, specify

miscall, misname, mistitle

code-name, nickname

rechristen, relabel, rename

surname

11 to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

the union president is refusing to call a strike

Synonyms of call

command, decree, dictate, direct, mandate, ordain, order

Words Related to call

ask, petition, request

demand, require

Phrases Synonymous with call

call for

Near Antonyms of call

cancel, countermand, rescind

12 to tell of or describe beforehand

somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point

Synonyms of call

augur, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, read, vaticinate

Words Related to call

alert, caution, forewarn, warn

bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, promise

anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee

announce, declare, herald, proclaim

Near Antonyms of call

describe, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report, tell

Synonym Discussion of call

summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority.

- was summoned to answer charges

call may be used less formally for summon.

- called the legislature into special session

cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge.

- cited for drunken driving

convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes.

- convoked a Vatican council

convene is somewhat less formal than convoke.

- convened the students

muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.

- mustered the troops

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