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 Envoys are summoned over the attacks On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other’s top diplomats to protest the attacks. — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other's top diplomats to protest the attacks. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Platelets in the blood form clots, white cells are summoned, dead cells are cleared away, and a cascade of chemical signals sounds the alarm to draw in units known as fibroblasts. — Mike McRae 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026 In an April 10 announcement, regulators said seven third-party platforms, including Ctrip, Alibaba’s Fliggy and Meituan, were summoned for regulatory talks. — Sydney Goh, CNBC, 27 June 2026 On Thursday, June 25, first responders were summoned to Lake Michigan, near Monroe Harbor, just before midnight local time after receiving reports of a boat collision with multiple injuries, the Illinois Conservation Police shared in a press release. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 There’s a spirit of exorcism in this approach, an implicit belief that certain loud sounds are more like elemental beings to be summoned than the logical result of wires and inputs. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 The state police Western District Major Crime Squad was immediately summoned to respond and take over the investigation. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Nonetheless, Berkeley’s handling of the fiasco had incurred the wrath of King Charles II, who summoned him back to England to explain his actions. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026

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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of called

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But against the first-place Brewers, the Giants mustered a 1-0 win.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
France had only mustered two shots on goal throughout the first half, but Olise came out firing after the break, slipping two neat passes through to Mbappe even before the crucial assist.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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The University of California Board of Regents is being asked to consider whether to bring back the SAT and ACT for admissions, a debate so hot even New York is weighing in on this Golden State dilemma.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, recounted details to Politico that matched Racicot’s story.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of asked

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The funding was announced during a virtual meeting on clean cooking in Africa convened by IEA and Kenya, where leaders reviewed progress made since the last summit and outlined priorities ahead of the next gathering later this year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Little of this was in discussion as the NATO leaders convened in Ankara.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of convened

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Your leadership grows stronger when everyone feels seen, useful, and invited into the win.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of invited

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Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of assembled

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The new 6th Street Bridge, hailed as a civic landmark just steps away, was promptly stripped of its wiring by vandals and now sits pitch black at night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Nix has a new play-caller in Davis Webb, which is being largely hailed as a good thing, including by head coach Sean Payton himself.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

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