RING (UP) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ring (up) 1 of 2

verb (1)

Definition of ring (up) next

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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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

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Recent Examples of ring (up)

Verb

The group is expected to ring up collectively for about $450 million, an enormous sum in any market, but a truly titanic one in a shaky moment in the art market and the global economy. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 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 The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department. —

Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 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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Though Ohtani had only given up one run in his previous three starts combined, his command hadn’t been fully dialed in the last two outings.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
In the weeks after the war in Iran started, EU member states began to show concerns about fuel shortages at their airports, with major global airlines having dialed down their service schedules to due the potential supply issues and escalating prices.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026