Another word for call
call
n.
A shout
Characteristic sound
A brief visit
Word of command
signal, command, summons, calling up, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, reveille, taps, last post, Sanctus bell, angelus; see also alarm 1, command 1, cry 1.
An invitation
bidding, solicitation, request, proposal; see appeal 1, invitation 1, request.
close by, not far away, within earshot; see near 1.
call
v.
To raise the voice
To address or label as
To bring a body of people together
collect, convene, assemble, convoke, muster, rally; see also assemble 2.
To invite
summon, request, ask, beckon, bid come; see also invite 1, summon 1.
To request or demand
charge, order, call upon, entreat; see ask 1, command 1, invite 2, summon 1.
To estimate
guess, make a rough calculation, say it is; see estimate 1, 2.
To telephone
To arouse
To declare
To visit briefly
call, in this comparison, is the basic word signifying to request the presence of someone at some place he called the waiter over; summon, a more formal term, implies authority or peremptoriness in the request to summon a witness; convoke and convene refer to the summoning of a group to assemble, as for deliberation or legislation, but convoke implies greater authority or formality to convene a class, to convoke a congress; invite suggests a courteous request for someone's presence, esp. as a guest or participant, and usually suggests that the decision to come rests with the invited
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Another word for call
To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:
bawl, bellow, bluster, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See soundsTo demand to appear, come, or assemble:
convene, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See requestTo bring together:
assemble, cluster, collect1, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collectTo give a name or title to:
baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific, wordsTo describe with a word or term:
characterize, designate, label, name, style, tag, term. See specific, wordsTo communicate with (someone) by telephone:
buzz, ring2, telephone. (Informal) dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone a buzz (or call) (or ring). See wordsTo go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:
come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idiom: pay a visit. See seekTo tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference:
forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, project. See foresight
To criticize for a fault or an offense:
admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. (Informal) bawl out, lambaste. (Slang) chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See attack, praise
To be a proper or sufficient occasion for:
justify, occasion, warrant. See rightTo have as a need or prerequisite:
ask, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take. See necessary, overTo ask for urgently or insistently:
claim, demand, exact, insist on (or upon), require, requisition. Idiom: cry out for. See request
To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged):
cancel. (Slang) scratch, scrub. See continue
A loud cry:
halloo, holler, shout, yell. See soundsA telephone communication:
buzz, ring2. See wordsThat which provides a reason or justification:
cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why. Idiom: why and wherefore. See startThe act of demanding:
claim, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See requestAn act or an instance of going or coming to see another:
look-in, visit, visitation. See seekThe power or quality of attracting:
allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. (Informal) pull. See like
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