Synonyms of dials

dials 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dial

as in calls

to make a telephone call to

dialed 911 and asked for the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• telephones
• phones
• rings (up)
• buzzes
• beeps
• calls in
• cold-calls

dials

2 of 2

noun

plural of dial

1

as in gauges

Related Words

• gauges
• hands
• indicators
• indexes
• faces
• needles
• pointers

2

as in knobs

Related Words

• knobs
• buttons
• levers
• switches
• keys
• selectors
• push buttons
• actuators
• controllers
• regulators
• controls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dials

Verb

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, 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

The keyboard and touchpad are areas where Dell dials back from the higher-end XPS 14 and 16. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026

Subsequently, the series dials back to Vienna in 1781 (10 years before Mozart’s death). — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026

The complementary conditioner dials up the moisture with shea butter, murumuru butter, and amino acids to smooth and strengthen—leaving hair soft, bouncy, and ready for styling. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026

Should both signal paths somehow fail the system is packaged with Mercedes rear-wheel steer option, which dials in up to 10 degrees of rear wheel steering input, and a third input will kick in to control the rear-wheel steering to enable the driver to pull over slowly. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026

The Trojans are using the roughly two weeks in between the conference tournament loss and the beginning of the NCAA Tournament to rebuild their competitive drive before shifting into a mindset that dials in on the Tigers. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026

With the latter, home improvement companies usually have a call center team that dials these homeowners with the hope of scheduling an appointment for an in-person visit. — Kevin Wu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Noun

The auxiliary dials are connected to the main dial from the back, a process the company said takes several weeks. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026