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phone

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of phone

to make a telephone call to

  • she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
Synonyms of phone

call, dial, ring (up) [chiefly British], telephone
Words Related to phone

beep, buzz

call in

cold-call

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