Another word for call | Synonyms for call

Another word for call

call Synonyms

call

n.

A shout
yell, cry, whoop, hail; see alarm 1, cry 1, yell 1.
Characteristic sound
cry, song, note, shriek; see cry 2.
A brief visit
stop, visiting, a few words, afternoon call; see 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.

on call

ready, prepared, alerted, standing by; see available.

within call

close by, not far away, within earshot; see near 1.

call Synonyms

call

v.

To raise the voice
shout, call out, cry out, exclaim; see cry 3, greet, yell.
To address or label as
name, denominate, designate, term; see describe, name 1.
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
phone, call up, ring; see telephone.
To arouse
stir, awaken, shake; see wake 1.
To declare
announce, proclaim, pronounce; see declare 1.
To visit briefly
make a visit, call on, stop by, drop in; see visit 2, 4.

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

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:
bawl, bellow, bluster, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds
To demand to appear, come, or assemble:
convene, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See request
To bring together:
assemble, cluster, collect¹, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect
To give a name or title to:
baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific, words
To describe with a word or term:
characterize, designate, label, name, style, tag, term. See specific, words
To 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 words
To 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 seek
To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference:
forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, project. See foresight

phrasal verb call down

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

phrasal verb call for

To be a proper or sufficient occasion for:
justify, occasion, warrant. See right
To have as a need or prerequisite:
ask, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take. See necessary, over
To ask for urgently or insistently:
claim, demand, exact, insist on (or upon), require, requisition. Idiom: cry out for. See request

phrasal verb call off

To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged):

cancel. (Slang) scratch, scrub. See continue

noun

A loud cry:
halloo, holler, shout, yell. See sounds
A telephone communication:
buzz, ring². See words
That which provides a reason or justification:
cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why. Idiom: why and wherefore. See start
The act of demanding:
claim, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See request
An act or an instance of going or coming to see another:
look-in, visit, visitation. See seek
The 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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He was going to call the doctor.
If you need anything, be sure to call me.
Call me if there's any change.
Do you want me to call Len?
"I could call a taxi," she said.

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