Synonyms of summoning

summoning

verb

present participle of summon

1

as in calling

to demand or request the presence or service of

without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calling
• asking
• hailing
• inviting
• requesting
• sending for
• ordering
• citing
• invoking
• assembling
• convening
• beckoning
• mustering
• bidding
• ringing
• calling out
• convoking
• demanding
• subpoenaing
• calling up
• commanding
• requisitioning
• whistling
• buzzing
• knelling
• paging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• sending (away)
• turning away
• banishing
• expelling
• ejecting
• routing
• ousting
• casting out
• drumming (out)
• running off
• kicking out
• throwing out
• outing
• booting (out)
• turfing (out)

2

as in gathering

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

• gathering
• evoking
• eliciting
• getting up
• conjuring (up)
• raising
• educing

3

as in mustering

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

summoned a special session of parliament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mustering
• calling
• assembling
• convening
• convoking
• gathering
• rallying
• collecting
• grouping
• calling out
• calling in
• amassing
• calling up
• reassembling
• knelling
• reconvening
• rounding up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolving
• breaking up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summoning

Instead of headline-making beefs that stand the test of time, today’s critics might be the subject of a petulant DM or a horde-summoning quote tweet. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026

Also among the Golden Dawn initiates was infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, who the documentary said was a destructive force in the group, binging on drugs while being accused of summoning demons using Golden Dawn rituals. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

The final sprint promises more fireworks, with both parties summoning their biggest names to Georgia for a showdown that could reshape the state’s political landscape. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Many of these roles saw Jeon summoning an intensity that surprised her only in retrospect. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

That prompted South Korea to accuse Ukraine of breaching a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer and summoning Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires for an explanation. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Before this dilemma can play out, Hal triggers an Indiana Jones–esque booby trap inside the compound’s stronghold, summoning Macon’s men with their advanced weaponry. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

After the initial group of firefighters got to the scene, a second alarm was called, summoning more fire and hazardous material crews to the blaze. — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026