Synonyms of ring (up)

ring (up) 1 of 2

verb (1)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dial
• call
• phone
• telephone
• call in
• beep
• buzz
• cold-call

ring up

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieve
• win
• attain
• gain
• make
• score
• obtain
• hit
• chalk up
• rack up
• garner
• log
• get
• notch (up)
• clock (up)
• secure
• land
• capture
• acquire
• realize
• amount (to)
• bag
• measure up (to)
• excel
• procure
• carry
• draw
• match
• tie
• approach
• equal
• meet
• touch
• top
• surpass
• rival
• outdo
• beat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• fail (at)
• fall short (of)
• lose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ring (up)

Verb

The scheme works like this: Scammers ring up unsuspecting homeowners, posing as representatives from their mortgage company or loan servicer (the company that collects monthly payments and pays the relevant taxes and insurance). —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025

The company rang up $6.67 billion in sales versus the $6.81 billion that analysts had penciled in, according to LSEG. —Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

The median price per square meter on the Champs-Élysées and surrounding luxury streets rings up at 15,000 euros, the group said, making that loss of shopping space costly. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025

Our test unit rang up at $2,679.27—though IT buyers will likely pay less per unit—with an eight-core, vPro manageability-enabled Core Ultra 7 268V chip, the max 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 1,920-by-1,200-pixel IPS non-touch display. —PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025