Thesaurus
call
Synonyms and Antonyms of call
- a ranger who could immediately identify the call of every creature in the forest
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
- We paid a call on the new neighbors the day after they moved in.
- Give me a call as soon as you arrive, so I'll know you got there safely.
- put out a call for background information about the suspect
- You have no call to insult people.
- I told you my preference for a cruise destination, but it's your call.
- There's not much call for woodstoves in this part of the country.
call
Synonyms and Antonyms of call
- We could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall.
- The hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call.
- The game was called on account of rain.
- I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either.
take for
- We called all the night workers in for a meeting.
- Let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later.
- rushed to call a repairman when the furnace broke
send for
dismiss, send (away), turn away
banish, boot (out), cast out, drum (out), eject, expel, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out
- The union president is refusing to call a strike.
call for
- Somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point.
Synonym Discussion of call
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- was summoned to answer charges
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- called the legislature into special session
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- cited for drunken driving
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- convoked a Vatican council
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- convened the students
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- mustered the troops
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See words that rhyme with call Dictionary: Definition of call Spanish Central: Translation of call Nglish: Translation of call for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of call for Arabic speakers
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