RING UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of ring (up)

chiefly British

as in to dial

to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

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verb (2)

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

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Recent Examples of ring (up)

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Up front, their daughter Kaylin brings it all together, decorating, greeting customers, and ringing up orders. — Jamiel Robinson, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Investigators said Jones rang up roughly 800 fraudulent orders of macaroni and cheese, before refunding the transactions. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Dusting the shelves, ringing up customers, serving hot dogs, watering plants, and inspecting the rotating bounty of fruit and vegetables. — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026 The ones who serve the coffee, clean the office buildings, drive the Ubers, ring up the customers and work more than one job to care for their families. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring (up)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring (up)

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But Patterson dialed up a nickel blitz — the same play from USC’s pair of earlier safeties — and Isaiah Rubin came flying out of the slot to hit the quarterback in the backfield.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Philo calmly operated Faulkner’s system as the OC dialed up plays for his former backup at Georgia Tech.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dial

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With Kuss on the verge of history, Roglič, his long-time teammate, could well achieve a remarkable feat of his own — a record-breaking fifth Vuelta title.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Because prolonged campaigns exhaust soldiers, supplies, and the resources of the state, military objectives should be achieved as quickly and efficiently as circumstances permit.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Polcari and Lucchini emphasized that aerobic fitness reduces sweating and heat suffering, calling high physical fitness nonnegotiable for modern drivers.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of call

Verb

Vaakanainen, who won gold with Finland at the world championships this summer, fell out of favor under Sullivan and appeared in only 34 games last season.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The situation flipped with the Pentagon’s next round of launch procurement in 2025, when SpaceX won the lion’s share.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of win

Verb

Countries typically built these large-scale computers at their national institutes to make scientific breakthroughs and attain economic leadership, while also deploying them for national security measures.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Every single individual has the capacity to live their mission and attain fulfillment for themselves and for the rest of the world.

— Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of attain

Verb

Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
For example, a South Florida cop trying to find a vehicle could search and find a person’s information from thousands of miles away in other states, a selling point that gained Flock dozens of law enforcement contracts, the Herald found.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of gain

Verb

Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Washington has recently toyed with price controls on credit cards through interest-rate caps and restrictions on late fees, as if credit can be made cheaper by government order.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

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