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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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)

Verb

The new offering is the producer’s Extra Umami Hot Chili Crisp, which dials back some of the spice and pumps up the savory flavor.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Some candidates, mostly Democrats, have proposed an end to the Iran war as a means of dialing back price hikes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dial

Verb

The problem, first proposed in 2008, concerns the conditions under which quantum computers can achieve an exponential speed advantage over conventional computers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Eco effort The hotel has achieved the highest level of BREEAM certification for its sustainability performance and has brought 650 new jobs to the area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of call

Verb

After more than a week of counting outstanding, absentee ballots and affidavit — or provisional — ballots, Colom won the closest Senate race in the country by just a few thousand votes.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
The winning illustration in this reader poll will be available on a mug at The New York Times Store later this year.

— New York Times, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of win

Verb

Jot Crystal 3-Compartment Pen Holder Sleek desk organization can be attained.

— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
Beyond attaining eternal beloved status by Cubs fans for finally bringing a World Series title back to the North Side, their run to immortality had a profound impact on multiple levels.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of attain

Verb

Nevada Democrats will also gain a supermajority in the Assembly.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Even before gaining overnight climate control, the 242-hp California eHybrid 4Motion was an easy favorite among all California powertrain options because of that efficient, range anxiety-defeating gas-electric capability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of gain

Verb

Sincerity, stability, domesticity—those are harder sells for fans expecting quotable and clippable baddie anthems, which might make SWALLOW!

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
Braun made two 3-pointers and Minnesota held Southern to 18% shooting in taking a 16-6 lead after one quarter.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

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