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

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

Chef Alejandro Crespo has created a menu that dials up traditional tapas. — Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 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