CALL (UP) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of call (up)

as in to line up

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as in to recruit

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Noun

Jones has actually looked comfortable most days since his second major league call-up on June 5. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026 Most of Rocket Lab’s launches carry commercial satellites, and although the rapid call-up of Victus Haze is a uniquely military requirement, the exercise helped fine-tune the company’s procedures to improve performance on all future missions. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 The bigger picture, however, is much brighter for Silkowitz, who earned her first call-up to the USWNT senior squad in January as part of the active roster for a friendly against Paraguay. — Jane Kenny, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 In the run-up to Spain's 2023 Women's World Cup victory, players again called for improvements to the women's national team training and resources, with 15 players asking not to receive a national team call-up until the federation made changes. — Madeline Fox, NPR, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call (up)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)

Verb

Those details line up with other hallmarks of a figure ripe for spy recruitment, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Automobiles line up to receive food during the weekly drive-up food pantry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta on Tuesday.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of line up

Verb

Whereas 20 years ago, banks began recruiting for summer interns in the spring, today the process begins two years ahead of time.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Fischer had tried to recruit others in her crusade against the local government, including foreman Ben Kessler.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

To that end, Kersten said, the TLC issued more than 3,500 summonses for unlicensed operations in the first six months of 2026 — compared to 4,369 such summonses issued during all of 2025.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of summons

Verb

Store Craft Supplies Keep beads, paint brushes, and other craft supplies organized by storing them in their own upcycled candle jars with a small label if desired.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
Draft the email, organize notes, or give yourself space to think before a professional conversation.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of organize

Noun

Because when the stakes are high, challenges grow in complexity, and collective adaptability is hard to master, the need for sophisticated and skilled orchestration, direction, and mobilization increases.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Kremlin is also likely to make sure that the mobilization effort largely skips over the capital and other large cities, and instead focuses on poorer areas.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of mobilization

Verb

In one case, an employee was summoned out of her office just before a bullet struck the window in front of her desk.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The tech behemoth briefly restricted a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing students during the Gen Z protests in July, just days after regulators summoned the company over concerns about child-abuse content.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of summon

Verb

Low-income riders can enroll in LA Metro’s LIFE Program, where new members get 90 days of unlimited free rides, followed by 20 free rides each month.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Milinsky, a 79-year-old Pompano Beach grandfather, was the second person in Florida to enroll in treatment with Kisunla, an anti-amyloid medication developed by Eli Lilly.

— Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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