Calling Synonyms and Antonyms

kôlĭng
An inner urge to pursue an activity or perform a service
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. vocation
  2. mission
  3. occupation
  4. career
  5. métier
  6. metier
Activity pursued as a livelihood
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. art
  2. business
  3. career
  4. craft
  5. employment
  6. job
  7. occupation
  8. profession
  9. pursuit
  10. trade
  11. vocation
  12. work
  13. appellation
  14. call
  15. line
  16. condition
  17. métier
  18. convocation
  19. devotion
  20. evocation
  21. function
  22. lifework
  23. mission
  24. naming
  25. position
  26. racket
  27. rank
  28. shouting
  29. employ
  30. station
  31. summons
  32. undertaking
  33. utterance
  34. vocation (divine summons)
Antonyms:
  1. avocation
  2. recreation
  3. hobby
  4. amusement
  5. entertainment
To communicate with (someone) by telephone
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. telephoning
  2. ringing
  3. phoning
  4. dialing
  5. buzzing
Antonyms:
  1. receiving
Pay a brief visit
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. visiting
Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. naming
  2. terming
  3. designating
  4. addressing
  5. titling
  6. denominating
  7. styling
  8. entitling
  9. dubbing
  10. christening
  11. baptizing
Make a prediction about; tell in advance
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. prognosticating
  2. predicting
  3. guessing
  4. promising
  5. projecting
  6. foretelling
  7. anticipating
  8. foreboding
  9. forecasting
Antonyms:
  1. ignoring
To arouse
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shaking
  2. awakening
  3. stirring
Arrange meeting
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stopping
  2. visiting
  3. beckoning
  4. asking
  5. seeing
  6. requesting
Antonyms:
  1. stopping
  2. cancelling
Demand or announce action
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. summoning
  2. ordering
  3. mustering
  4. entreating
  5. convoking
  6. convening
  7. charging
Antonyms:
  1. stopping
  2. granting
  3. giving
To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. predicting

Words Related to Calling

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Calling Sentence Examples

  • I missed my calling as a wise and successful detective!

  • I was calling my friend.

  • What are you doing wasting a dime calling from the coast?

  • Giddon was obviously watching her, so calling on her telephone might be tipping her hand.

  • She didn't chide me for calling early.

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