Synonyms of phoned

phoned

verb

past tense of phone

as in dialed

to make a telephone call to

she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dialed
• called
• telephoned
• rang (up)
• beeped
• buzzed
• called in
• cold-called

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of phoned

After taking him to his house located not too far from his law office, Gordon phoned someone. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Publicists phoned assistants in panic if a name appeared in the wrong context. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

The store manager called the police, who put my then ninety-two-year-old father in handcuffs and phoned my mother to fetch him. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Kamel allegedly phoned Netanyahu just days before 7 October, adding to warnings from the previous month, when he is said to have flown to Israel to inform security officials in person that Hamas was planning a major assault, claimed the paper. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026

Some of it was done together, and sometimes people phoned it in, and that’s where production chops came in. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers by calling 817-469-8477. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The president phoned the co-founder of the chipmaker on Monday during an interview Huang was having for a podcast. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026