Synonyms of summoned

summoned

verb

past tense of summon

1

as in called

to demand or request the presence or service of

without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• called
• asked
• invited
• hailed
• sent for
• requested
• ordered
• cited
• subpoenaed
• convened
• assembled
• convoked
• beckoned
• invoked
• mustered
• demanded
• called out
• called up
• rang
• requisitioned
• bade
• commanded
• whistled
• buzzed
• paged
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• sent (away)
• turned away
• banished
• ejected
• expelled
• routed
• cast out
• ousted
• kicked out
• ran off
• threw out
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)
• outed
• turfed (out)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathered
• got up
• evoked
• elicited
• conjured (up)
• raised
• educed

3

as in mustered

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

summoned a special session of parliament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mustered
• called
• convened
• assembled
• convoked
• gathered
• rallied
• called out
• collected
• called up
• grouped
• called in
• reconvened
• reassembled
• amassed
• rounded up
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolved
• broke up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summoned

Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair. — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch homer. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The cursed island town in Widow’s Bay has summoned all kinds of supernatural entities, much to the dismay of its residents. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

But in a rematch against a hazardous defense that pulverized Allen and his offensive mates last year, the key difference-maker was Moore, the trade acquisition the Bills summoned to achieve exactly this. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Every so often, the VIPs would be summoned to a back room before reappearing in the crowd just before dinner. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

As part of the inquiry, the mayor of Kenscoff and the police inspector in charge of the sprawling mountaintop rural district have been summoned for questioning. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

His front row was the stuff of fashion mythology, the kind of group that could only be summoned by a muse collector of Ackermann’s caliber. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026