Synonyms of called

called

verb

past tense of call

1

as in shouted

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 & Similar Words

• shouted
• yelled
• cried
• hollered
• screamed
• hallooed
• vociferated
• thundered
• bawled
• bellowed
• holloed
• roared
• sounded off
• bayed
• shrieked
• screeched
• hailed
• whooped
• squeaked
• shrilled
• crowed
• spoke out
• howled
• spoke up
• yauped
• caterwauled
• squealed
• wailed
• yowled
• yawped
• ululated

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• whispered
• muttered
• murmured
• breathed
• mumbled

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured
• breathed
• mumbled

2

as in dialed

to make a telephone call to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dialed
• phoned
• dialled
• telephoned
• rang (up)
• buzzed
• beeped
• called in
• cold-called

3

as in visited

to make a brief visit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visited
• saw
• stopped (by or in)
• ran (over)
• dropped in
• popped (in)
• came by
• dropped by
• ran in
• stepped in
• came over
• looked up
• haunted
• happened (by)
• hanged (at)
• frequented
• hung (at)
• barged (in)
• resorted (to)
• bopped (into)

4

as in cancelled

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

the game was called on account of rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancelled
• canceled
• abandoned
• scrapped
• revoked
• aborted
• recalled
• repealed
• rescinded
• scrubbed
• dropped
• called off
• withdrew
• suspended
• terminated
• reversed
• ended
• halted
• stopped
• interrupted
• cried off
• retracted
• nullified
• invalidated
• abrogated
• discontinued
• annulled
• took back
• voided
• recanted
• rolled back
• relinquished
• wrote off
• broke off
• held back
• countermanded
• surrendered
• gave up

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• continued
• kept
• began
• engaged
• promised
• started
• initiated
• commenced
• pledged
• undertook
• took up
• took on

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• continued
• kept
• began
• engaged
• promised
• started
• initiated
• commenced
• pledged
• undertook
• took up
• took on

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5

as in considered

to think of in a particular way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• regarded
• viewed
• counted
• believed
• thought
• accounted
• felt
• looked (on or upon)
• held
• rated
• deemed
• reckoned
• esteemed
• took for
• imagined
• set down
• sensed
• conceived
• fancied

6

as in cried

to utter one's distinctive animal sound

the dog called whenever it flushed a quail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cried
• sang
• sung

7

as in summoned

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

called all the night workers in for a meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoned
• mustered
• convened
• assembled
• convoked
• called up
• called out
• called in
• gathered
• rallied
• grouped
• collected
• reconvened
• reassembled
• rounded up
• amassed
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolved
• broke up

• dissolved
• broke up

8

as in estimated

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 & Similar Words

• estimated
• figured
• made
• supposed
• calculated
• guessed
• put
• judged
• reckoned
• gauged
• placed
• concluded
• conjectured
• understood
• deduced
• inferred
• gaged
• gathered
• reasoned
• extrapolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

9

as in asked

to demand or request the presence or service of

rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoned
• asked
• hailed
• invited
• sent for
• requested
• ordered
• cited
• invoked
• called up
• called out
• convened
• beckoned
• subpoenaed
• rang
• assembled
• demanded
• convoked
• requisitioned
• mustered
• whistled
• bade
• bid
• buzzed
• commanded
• paged
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• sent (away)
• turned away
• banished
• routed
• ejected
• expelled
• cast out
• kicked out
• ousted
• threw out
• ran off
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)
• outed
• turfed (out)

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• dismissed
• sent (away)
• turned away
• banished
• routed
• ejected
• expelled
• cast out
• kicked out
• ousted
• threw out
• ran off
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)
• outed
• turfed (out)

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10

as in dubbed

to give a name to

we've decided to call the kitten "Molly"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dubbed
• named
• labelled
• termed
• labeled
• titled
• nicknamed
• nominated
• entitled
• designated
• christened
• denominated
• styled
• baptised
• baptized
• cleped
• branded
• renamed
• denoted
• specified
• misnamed
• stigmatized
• tagged
• rechristened
• miscalled
• surnamed
• code-named
• mistitled
• relabeled
• relabelled

11

as in ordered

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

the union president is refusing to call a strike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• requested
• asked
• directed
• required
• mandated
• dictated
• demanded
• called for
• decreed
• ordained
• commanded
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancelled
• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

• cancelled
• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

12

as in predicted

to tell of or describe beforehand

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicted
• read
• forecasted
• prophesied
• presaged
• anticipated
• announced
• foretold
• forecast
• warned
• prognosticated
• augured
• alerted
• vaticinated
• promised
• cautioned
• foresaw
• proclaimed
• forewarned
• portended
• declared
• boded
• forboded
• divined
• heralded
• foreboded
• foreknew

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• described
• reported
• told
• related
• recounted
• recited
• narrated

• described
• reported
• told
• related
• recounted
• recited
• narrated

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