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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of calls

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The report calls the overlap between discovery and purchasing discovery e-commerce. — Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026 That breaks down to $7,679 for utilities, $5,162 for maintenance and $3,929 for what Clever calls renovations, which are improvements to the property. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 Continue reading … CLOSING THE BOOK — Biden responds to cancer cover-up claims in upcoming memoir, calls it 'cynical twist'. — FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Meszaros calls the show a mix of horror, comedy, and grittiness, all smushed together. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026 One notably powerful moment that Sinise calls back to in the documentary was of a former American prisoner of war returning to Hanoi to visit the place where he had been imprisoned and tortured alongside fellow Americans during the Vietnam War. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2026 Still, from June through September, al-Saadi participated in nine phone or video teleconference calls from jail, according to a court filing by prosecutors. — Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 The Sacramento Bee’s calls to the hotels went unanswered, and calls to the media representatives listed on Hilton’s website were unsuccessful. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home. — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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The program combines text messages, interactive voice calls, and email outreach. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026 China's foreign ministry in September dismissed calls to slow down frontier models, saying that fearmongering and confrontation would only disrupt global AI governance. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026 Despite the growing concerns about the use of AI, both Maier and Heinze emphasize that dispatchers will always assume calls reporting a life-threatening situation are real — and will continue sending emergency resources to any call for help. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 But later, when the bull reappeared, again drawn by Jason’s calls, that logic flew out the window. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026 Scammers can manipulate caller ID information to make calls appear to come from legitimate organizations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Miller defied calls over the summer to end his campaign before a deadline that would have allowed Republicans to replace him on the November ballot amid allegations of domestic abuse toward his ex-wife and young daughter. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Lights, cameras and crew members come into view, turning what had looked like a series of private holiday moments — the phone calls, front desk exchanges, tea service and moments in the elevator — into scenes being performed for another camera. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 Villa Vie Residences did not respond to emails or phone calls seeking comment. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls

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Aneha shouts to the crowd and then dances off the altar, like this is all a fun gag.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady!

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouts

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Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp always dials up creative blitzes with his aggressive defenses.

— PJ Green November 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
The new offering is the producer’s Extra Umami Hot Chili Crisp, which dials back some of the spice and pumps up the savory flavor.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dials

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That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of visits

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One priority may be pressing the Education Department to fix the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which cancels the remaining federal student debt of eligible government and nonprofit workers after a decade.

— Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Flock Safety is continuing to disregard whether a city cancels a contract or the police chief disables the company’s cameras.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cancels

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That pragmatism also extends to sustainability, which Park considers integral to the creative process rather than a separate exercise.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
And expect a fight over whether to reauthorize user fees that fund roughly half the FDA — legislation that pharma considers must-pass and that Sanders has opposed for decades.

— David Lim, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of considers

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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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Furthermore, the institute estimates that a 5% reduction could save roughly one metric ton of fuel per day on a tanker of this size.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) estimates that a 22% cut would cost a typical dual-income couple retiring in 2033 about $16,900 a year.

— Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026