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past participle of ring (up), chiefly British
Synonyms of rung (up)
(Entry 1 of 2)
to make a telephone call to
- our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match
Synonyms for rung (up)
- called,
- dialed
- (or dialled),
- phoned,
- telephoned
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rung up
verb (2)
past participle of ring up
Synonyms & Antonyms of rung up (Entry 2 of 2)
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
Synonyms for rung up
- achieved,
- attained,
- bagged,
- chalked up,
- clocked (up)
- [chiefly British],
- gained,
- hit,
- logged,
- made,
- notched (up),
- racked up,
- scored,
- won
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“Rung (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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