CALLS Synonyms: 405 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of call

as in shouts

to speak so as to be heard at a distance we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall

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as in dials

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

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as in visits

to make a brief visit the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call

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as in cancels

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the game was called on account of rain

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as in considers

to think of in a particular way I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either

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as in cries

to utter one's distinctive animal sound the dog called whenever it flushed a quail

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as in summons

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command called all the night workers in for a meeting

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as in estimates

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

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as in hails

to demand or request the presence or service of rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down

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as in dubs

to give a name to we've decided to call the kitten "Molly"

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as in orders

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the union president is refusing to call a strike

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as in predicts

to tell of or describe beforehand somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point

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calls

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noun

plural of call

as in barks

a natural vocal sound made by an animal a ranger who could immediately identify the call of every creature in the forest

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as in visitations

a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons we paid a call on the new neighbors the day after they moved in

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as in messages

a communication by telephone give me a call as soon as you arrive, so I'll know you got there safely

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as in requests

an act or instance of asking for information put out a call for background information about the suspect

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as in rights

an entitlement to something you have no call to insult people

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as in decisions

a position arrived at after consideration I told you my preference for a cruise destination, but it's your call

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as in demands

the state of being sought after especially for purchase there's not much call for woodstoves in this part of the country

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Recent Examples of calls

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Ratliff calls Talarico the best person in the race before the video flips to Smith, who represented House District 92 in Tarrant County for eight terms, before leaving the House in January 2013. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026 Bhaghani calls Chesney’s pregame speech before UCLA’s win at Oregon his favorite so far this season. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The $100 million that the editorial calls Plan B is not a cheaper way to do the same work. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Uyl, the younger brother and head football coach at Dougherty, calls Corey, football coach at Westover, to chat about football, life, family, whatever’s on his mind. — Mcclain Baxley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Tequila Ocho, which was founded in 2008, calls itself the world’s first single estate tequila brand. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 Ian Eagle, a veteran who calls secondary NFL games for CBS Sports, is also believed to have a contract that is set to lapse. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 History of police calls In the past year, Leavenworth Police had responded to four calls about incidents at the couple’s home. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin moved out of California ahead of the election and bought luxury homes in Florida, the same state that Oracle founder Larry Ellison officially calls home. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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Some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says. — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 Sguros was asked about his prior counselling on responding to 911 calls during the interview. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Constant calls demanding others pay for every social cause regardless of cost has its limits. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Michigan law also provides exemptions for political communications, allowing campaigns to reach potential voters through calls and text messages, although certain federal restrictions still apply. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Portland’s Toumani Camara and Morant were also whistled for flops, and all of the calls came in the fourth quarter of a tight game that saw 52 personal fouls called resulting in 71 free throws. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 There were calls worth questioning, including a play in which Veronica Burton’s arm hit Allisha Gray’s head as Gray drove to the basket, knocking off her goggles without a foul call. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The meeting touched off a month of around-the-clock calls and video conferences. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Like Biden, in this cycle Lula found that a disconcerting number of his compatriots were unmoved by his calls to save democracy from those who would seek to undermine it—or didn’t buy into his rhetoric in the first place. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls

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At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady!

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Another man later shouts that Niemi and his video crew should be shot.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouts

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Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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Abdul Fahwami, dressed in jeans and flip-flops, visits the fish market at least once or twice a month, depending on how many people he‘s having over at his house that week.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Many online comments criticized the logic behind the post, but rumors have spread of a potential protest at the fair on a day when the general public typically visits.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of visits

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The program cancels outstanding debt for eligible borrowers who make 120 monthly payments, or 10 years of participation.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The Katherine, Timon and Marissa Balloo’s neighborhood sit-down, charges a $25-a-person no-show fee to anyone who cancels after noon on the day of their reservation.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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The result, in both its grace notes and its gestalt, freakishly summons the placeless, timeless, sunless anti-aesthetics of a turn-of-the-millennium strip-mall buffet.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of summons

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At full capacity, the company estimates that the new facility could feature approximately 600 employees.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
One recent analysis estimates that the Big Three took between 10 and 15 years to catch up with Japanese advances in production efficiency.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026