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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West, an Alaska cardiac nurse, calls him Gabriel and is asking a Texas judge to give her sole conservatorship, which would put medical decision-making in her hands. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 The platform CentraLife calls a centralized repository runs leads, calls, policy management, reporting, and compensation across CentraLife’s advisor network as one system. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The problem is with the brake-by-wire system (which GM calls eBoost), which can suffer a spindle fracture while driving. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 Washington and Seoul say their drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea calls them an invasion rehearsal and often reacts with weapons tests. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Diehl calls it one of the oldest tricks in styling, the pairing of something refined against something plain. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 We’re told that as of the last hour, calls to talent advancing to the next stage have begun going out. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 For some, the pressure actually stems from old credit card bills or unpaid accounts that resurfaces after a collection agency calls or sends a letter demanding payment. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Initially, responding officers believed one person had been shot, but more 911 calls came in reporting there was additional gunfire. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome. — Mackenzie Sigalos,drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Early Tuesday morning, Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken started getting a slew of calls and texts — rumors were swirling about a potential landmark day in her hometown. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 When inevitable operational friction occurs, teams hesitate to make hard calls, pushing decisions back up to the C-suite or creating informal workarounds that drain momentum. — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Her husband, who works as a cook in Gyirong town on the Chinese side of the border, also survived, and the couple now stays in touch through video calls. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening texts, calls, emails, errands, sibling dynamics, and daily logistics. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Piker supporters, including progressive candidates who’ve campaigned alongside Piker, have sought to minimize calls to disavow Piker from Republicans and pro-Israel voices. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 Then came the immediate waves of text messages and phone calls. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls

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That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of shouts

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In October, Griff visits schools dressed as a book character while Bell reads the corresponding story to children, creating a tradition that is equal parts literacy lesson and bulldog theater.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf visits Karbala, Iraq, where more than 20 million Shia Muslims gathered to commemorate Arbaeen.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of visits

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And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of cries

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King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026