Synonyms of telephoned

telephoned

verb

past tense of telephone

as in dialed

to make a telephone call to

I'll try to telephone the office and make an appointment today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dialed
• phoned
• called
• rang (up)
• beeped
• buzzed
• called in
• cold-called

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of telephoned

So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough. — Dan Kelly july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Albert telephoned Breen right after. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

At around lunchtime, the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris at the Outspan Hotel, which serves as a base for visiting Treetops, to ask if reports of King George VI's death were true. — Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026