SUMMONED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

summoned

verb

past tense of summon

as in called

to demand or request the presence or service of without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

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as in gathered

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to summon a bright smile despite the gloomy day

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as in mustered

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command summoned a special session of parliament

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Recent Examples of summoned The argumentative duo are summoned to investigate a murder in rural Nebraska that has mysterious connections to dangerous extraterrestrials. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026 His only snap last season came once Jones graciously summoned him to take the victory kneel-down over the New York Giants. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Now they’ve been summoned to the desert by the wanna-be mayor of Las Vegas, in a gesture that feels a little like advocacy but more like image-washing. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Martelly, who had selected Moïse as his successor to the presidency, is among several high-profile figures summoned to give testimony. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 India summoned Iran’s deputy ambassador to the country today following the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz, an official from New Delhi’s foreign affairs ministry told CNN. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Oman, which long has been an interlocutor between Tehran and the West, summoned an Iranian diplomat to criticize the attack. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 The action is tenfold; there’s aerial warfare featuring lasers, sword fights that look straight out of Blade Runner, a blood-soaked and screaming Anya Taylor-Joy, and of course, an appearance from a massive sandworm, seemingly summoned by Chani. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

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Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026

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Earlier this month, Monopol reported that VAU had gathered support from 107 artists, including Renate Bertlmann, Ernst Caramelle, Jakob Lena Knebl, and Eva Schlegel, to launch a fair to fill this gap.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
Two weeks after Sayveon’s disappearance, family, friends, and his Kroger co-workers gathered at Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville.

— Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Definition of gathered

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Twice during Tuesday’s hearing lawmakers asked Kozak whether the State Department had been consulted before Noem ended Haiti’s TPS designation, as required by statute.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
In fact, when asked why humility seems to be such a common denominator among elite performers, Hawk immediately connected it to curiosity.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of asked

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But the panel of outside advisers convened for the meeting includes at least seven doctors or pharmacists with financial ties to the peptide industry.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026
On infant formula, Makary convened the world’s leading experts to modernize and expand the ingredient lists—called monographs—that the agency uses to regulate the products.

— Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of convened

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On his posts online, Americans have responded with tons of recommendations for places to visit and where to eat, and some have even invited him over for a homecooked meal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Years later, Headey said Weinstein invited her to his hotel to show her a script.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 July 2026

Definition of invited

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As Spain’s World Cup-winning heroes assembled on the podium, opponents Argentina, bedraggled and beaten, turned their backs.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The site where Americans learned to work with the last foreign future is where the next one is being assembled.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of assembled

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An alleged child-abuse drama which cleverly plays with audiences own sense of prejudice, the work is hailed in its native Catalonia as a modern Catalan classic.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 21 July 2026
She was hailed as a natural politician, a performer from a young age who had starred in music and theater productions.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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