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called

verb , past tense of call

Synonyms and Antonyms of called

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 called

bawled, bayed, bellowed, cried, hollered, holloed (or hallooed), roared, shouted, sounded off, thundered, vociferated, yelled

Words Related to called

crowed, whooped

screamed, screeched, shrieked, shrilled, squeaked, squealed

caterwauled, howled, ululated, wailed, yawped (or yauped), yowled

hailed

spoke out, spoke up

Near Antonyms of called

breathed, mumbled, murmured, muttered, whispered

2 to make a telephone call to

use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency

Synonyms of called

dialed (or dialled), phoned, rang (up) [chiefly British], telephoned

Words Related to called

beeped, buzzed

called in

cold-called

3 to make a brief visit

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

Synonyms of called

came by, came over, dropped by, dropped in, popped (in), ran in, ran (over), stepped in, stopped (by or in), visited

Words Related to called

barged (in)

looked up, saw

bopped (into), happened (by)

frequented, haunted, hung (at) (also hanged (at)), resorted (to)

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

the game was called on account of rain

Synonyms of called

abandoned, aborted, called off, canceled (or cancelled), cried off, dropped, recalled, repealed, rescinded, revoked, scrapped, scrubbed

Words Related to called

abrogated, annulled, invalidated, nullified, voided, wrote off

recanted, retracted, took back, withdrew

countermanded, reversed, rolled back

broke off, discontinued, ended, halted, stopped, terminated

held back, interrupted, suspended

gave up, relinquished, surrendered

Near Antonyms of called

engaged, pledged, promised

began, commenced, initiated, started

took on, took up, undertook

Antonyms of called

continued, kept

5 to think of in a particular way

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

Synonyms of called

accounted, considered, counted, esteemed, held, looked (on or upon), rated, reckoned, regarded, set down, viewed

Words Related to called

believed, deemed, felt, sensed, thought

conceived, fancied, imagined

Phrases Synonymous with called

took for

6 to utter one's distinctive animal sound

the dog called whenever it flushed a quail

Synonyms of called

cried, sang (or sung)

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

called all the night workers in for a meeting

Synonyms of called

assembled, convened, convoked, mustered, summoned

Words Related to called

rallied

called in, called out, called up, knelled

amassed, collected, gathered, grouped, rounded up

reassembled, reconvened

Near Antonyms of called

broke up, dissolved

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 called

calculated, conjectured, estimated, figured, gauged (also gaged), guessed, judged, made, placed, put, reckoned, supposed

Words Related to called

concluded, deduced, extrapolated, gathered, inferred, reasoned, understood

Near Antonyms of called

calibrated, measured, scaled

computed, worked 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 called

hailed, summoned

Words Related to called

cited, subpoenaed

assembled, called out, called up, convened, convoked, mustered

asked, bade (or bid), invited

commanded, ordered, requested, requisitioned

beckoned, demanded, invoked

buzzed, knelled, paged, rang, whistled

Phrases Synonymous with called

sent for

Near Antonyms of called

dismissed, sent (away), turned away

banished, booted (out), cast out, drummed (out), ejected, expelled, kicked out, ousted, outed, ran off, routed, threw out, turfed (out) [chiefly British]

10 to give a name to

we've decided to call the kitten "Molly"

Synonyms of called

baptized (also baptised), christened, cleped [archaic], denominated, designated, dubbed, entitled, labeled (or labelled), named, nominated, styled, termed, titled

Words Related to called

branded, stigmatized, tagged

denoted, specified

miscalled, misnamed, mistitled

code-named, nicknamed

rechristened, relabeled (or relabelled), renamed

surnamed

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

the union president is refusing to call a strike

Synonyms of called

commanded, decreed, dictated, directed, mandated, ordained, ordered

Words Related to called

asked, petitioned, requested

demanded, required

Phrases Synonymous with called

called for

Near Antonyms of called

canceled (or cancelled), countermanded, rescinded

12 to tell of or describe beforehand

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

Synonyms of called

augured, forecast (also forecasted), foretold, predicted, presaged, prognosticated, prophesied, read, vaticinated

Words Related to called

alerted, cautioned, forewarned, warned

boded, foreboded (also forboded), portended, promised

anticipated, divined, foreknew, foresaw

announced, declared, heralded, proclaimed

Near Antonyms of called

described, narrated, recited, recounted, related, reported, told

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