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

Five performers meet onstage after that presiding voice dissipates, as if summoned by it. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

By far the most effective and moving parts of Common Knowledge are the performer’s account of the day in 1973 when, at 10 years old, she was summoned home from a neighbor’s house and told by her father that her ailing mother had died. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Seven days later, as injuries decimated their rotation, the Astros summoned Lambert to slot in as a substitute. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 July 2026

While not every Haitian individual with TPS will be immediately summoned to immigration court, Nordahl said, the deadline will mark the cancellation of work permits. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

In 1995 James Carville, the voluble Bill Clinton adviser, was in the stands watching a Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park when he was summoned to Gate D for a call. — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

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

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