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rung (up)

verb , past participle of ring (up), chiefly British

Synonyms and Antonyms of rung (up)

to make a telephone call to

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

Synonyms of rung (up)

called, dialed (or dialled), phoned, telephoned

Words Related to rung (up)

rung up

verb , past participle of ring up

Synonyms and Antonyms of rung up

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

Synonyms of rung up

achieved, attained, bagged, chalked up, clocked (up) [chiefly British], gained, hit, logged, made, notched (up), racked up, scored, won

Words Related to rung up

acquired, captured, carried, drawn, garnered, got (or gotten), landed, made, obtained, procured, realized, secured

amounted (to), approached, equaled (or equalled), matched, measured up (to), met, rivaled (or rivalled), tied, touched

beaten (or beat), excelled, outdone, surpassed, topped

Near Antonyms of rung up

fallen short (of), missed

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