CALL OUT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

call out

verb

Definition of call out next

as in to call up

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Recent Examples of call out Some Democratic National Committee, or DNC, members wanted to call out AIPAC’s role in primaries, but the final resolution did not. —

Leah Askarinam, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Jericho didn’t make any other declarations or call out anyone on the AEW roster. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Prior to the decline, DHS said the call out rates were over 10%. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers got their first paychecks in more than a month — apparently prompting fewer agents to call out. —

Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call out

call in

Verb

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating a police shooting that followed a domestic violence call in Sedalia Wednesday, the patrol said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
In highly populated areas, people tend to spot and call in fires pretty quickly, and the tech is not so useful when extreme weather events, such as hurricane-force winds, intensify and rapidly shift the flames, as happened in Los Angeles last year.

— Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026