Thesaurus
call
Synonyms and Antonyms of call
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a natural vocal sound made by an animal
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
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a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
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a communication by telephone
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an act or instance of asking for information
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an entitlement to something
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a position arrived at after consideration
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the state of being sought after especially for purchase
call
Synonyms and Antonyms of call
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to speak so as to be heard at a distance
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to make a telephone call to
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to make a brief visit
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to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
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to think of in a particular way
take for
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to utter oneʼs distinctive animal sound
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to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
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to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
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to demand or request the presence or service of
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, turf (out) [chiefly British]
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to give a name to
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to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
call for
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to tell of or describe beforehand
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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