Synonyms for call
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1. call, phone call, telephone call(noun)

   a telephone connection

   "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

2. Call(noun)

   a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

   "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

3. cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation(noun)

   a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

   "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

   Synonyms:
   vociferation, birdcall, song, rallying cry, call option, outcry, phone call, watchword, battle cry, claim, margin call, yell, cry, birdsong, war cry, telephone call, shout

4. call, claim(noun)

   a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, title, telephone call, song

5. birdcall, call, birdsong, song(noun)

   the characteristic sound produced by a bird

   "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

   Synonyms:
   claim, birdsong, cry, margin call, strain, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, vocal, shout, telephone call, song

6. call(noun)

   a brief social visit

   "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

7. margin call, call(noun)

   a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

   Synonyms:
   claim, margin call, cry, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

8. call(noun)

   a demand for a show of hands in a card game

   "after two raises there was a call"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

9. call(noun)

   a request

   "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

   Synonyms:
   claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

10. call(noun)

    an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

    "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

    Synonyms:
    claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

11. call(noun)

    a visit in an official or professional capacity

    "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"

    Synonyms:
    claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

12. call(noun)

    (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

    "he was ejected for protesting the call"

    Synonyms:
    claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

13. call option, call(verb)

    the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

    Synonyms:
    claim, cry, margin call, outcry, yell, call option, birdcall, phone call, vociferation, birdsong, shout, telephone call, song

14. name, call(verb)

    assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

    "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

    Synonyms:
    distinguish, forebode, prognosticate, cite, promise, phone, yell, key out, appoint, cry, call in, scream, refer, holler, make, call up, call off, key, bring up, list, send for, anticipate, address, visit, foretell, shout, predict, identify, nominate, telephone, name, mention, shout out, squall, bid, advert, ring, describe, constitute, hollo, diagnose, discover

15. call(verb)

    ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality

    "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

16. call, telephone, call up, phone, ring(verb)

    get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

    "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

    Synonyms:
    predict, forebode, band, prognosticate, bring forward, promise, phone, yell, call off, recollect, surround, shout out, retrieve, foretell, cry, peal, call in, scream, environ, holler, rally, mobilize, call up, echo, hollo, think, send for, knell, anticipate, border, address, visit, resound, shout, recall, mobilise, reverberate, name, call back, squall, bid, ring, remember, telephone, skirt

17. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall(verb)

    utter a sudden loud cry

    "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

    Synonyms:
    predict, forebode, prognosticate, grouse, wawl, promise, phone, yell, blazon out, abuse, shout out, bellyache, clapperclaw, vociferate, cry, call in, scream, holler, gripe, call up, blackguard, call off, squawk, foretell, weep, exclaim, send for, outcry, address, visit, shout, beef, name, waul, hollo, bitch, squall, bid, crab, ring, call out, cry out, holler out, telephone, anticipate

18. call, send for(verb)

    order, request, or command to come

    "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

19. visit, call in, call(verb)

    pay a brief visit

    "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

    Synonyms:
    chitchat, predict, forebode, bring down, shoot the breeze, promise, inspect, phone, impose, call off, gossip, confab, shout out, foretell, cry, call in, scream, jaw, holler, chit-chat, claver, anticipate, call up, see, chew the fat, recall, send for, natter, hollo, travel to, address, visit, shout, inflict, name, call back, confabulate, squall, bid, ring, chat, withdraw, chatter, telephone, chaffer, yell, prognosticate

20. call(verb)

    call a meeting; invite or command to meet

    "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

21. call(verb)

    read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

    "Call roll"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

22. call(verb)

    send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message

    "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

23. call(verb)

    utter a characteristic note or cry

    "bluejays called to one another"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

24. call(verb)

    stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

    "call a football game"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

25. address, call(verb)

    greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

    "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

    Synonyms:
    call in, predict, forebode, prognosticate, plow, shout, phone, yell, come up to, accost, shout out, foretell, cry, treat, scream, holler, turn to, call up, call off, deal, cover, send for, hollo, address, visit, direct, promise, name, handle, squall, bid, speak, ring, telephone, anticipate

26. call(verb)

    make a stop in a harbour

    "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

27. call, call in(verb)

    demand payment of (a loan)

    "Call a loan"

    Synonyms:
    recall, call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, call back, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, withdraw, scream, ring, squall, telephone

28. bid, call(verb)

    make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

    "He called his trump"

    Synonyms:
    wish, predict, forebode, tender, prognosticate, invite, promise, phone, yell, press, shout out, foretell, cry, adjure, call in, scream, holler, conjure, call up, call off, offer, entreat, send for, beseech, address, visit, shout, name, hollo, squall, bid, ring, telephone, anticipate

29. call, call off(verb)

    give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, scratch, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, cancel, call up, scrub, scream, ring, squall, telephone

30. call(verb)

    indicate a decision in regard to

    "call balls and strikes behind the plate"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

31. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise(verb)

    make a prediction about; tell in advance

    "Call the outcome of an election"

    Synonyms:
    forestall, predict, augur, forebode, foreshadow, scream, prognosticate, counter, promise, phone, yell, foreknow, shout out, foretell, cry, herald, call in, auspicate, expect, holler, call up, betoken, call off, assure, look for, send for, previse, anticipate, address, visit, portend, shout, bode, foresee, look to, announce, presage, name, hollo, squall, bid, ring, omen, forecast, harbinger, telephone, annunciate, prefigure

32. call(verb)

    require the presentation of for redemption before maturation

    "Call a bond"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

33. call(verb)

    challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

    "He deserves to be called on that"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

34. call(verb)

    declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

    "call a runner out"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

35. call(verb)

    lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

    "Call ducks"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

36. call(verb)

    order or request or give a command for

    "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

37. call(verb)

    order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role

    "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

38. call(verb)

    utter in a loud voice or announce

    "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

39. call(verb)

    challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

    "call the speaker on a question of fact"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

40. call(verb)

    consider or regard as being

    "I would not call her beautiful"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

41. call(verb)

    rouse somebody from sleep with a call

    "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

    Synonyms:
    call off, call in, phone, shout, address, foretell, bid, hollo, send for, name, shout out, predict, promise, cry, anticipate, visit, holler, yell, forebode, prognosticate, call up, scream, ring, squall, telephone

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. call(v)

   To call is to send out the voice in order to attract another's attention, either by word or by inarticulate utterance. Animals call their mates, or their young; a man calls his dog, his horse, etc. The sense is extended to include summons by bell, or any signal. To shout is to call or exclaim with the fullest volume of sustained voice; to scream is to utter a shriller cry; to shriek or to yell refers to that which is louder and wilder still. We shout words; in screaming, shrieking, or yelling there is often no attempt at articulation. To bawl is to utter senseless, noisy cries, as of a child in pain or anger. Bellow and roar are applied to the utterances of animals, and only contemptuously to those of persons. To clamor is to utter with noisy iteration; it applies also to the confused cries of a multitude. To vociferate is commonly applied to loud and excited speech where there is little besides the exertion of voice. In exclaiming, the utterance may not be strikingly, tho somewhat, above the ordinary tone and pitch; we may exclaim by mere interjections, or by connected words, but always by some articulate utterance. To ejaculate is to throw out brief, disconnected, but coherent utterances of joy, regret, and especially of appeal, petition, prayer; the use of such devotional utterances has received the special name of "ejaculatory prayer." To cry out is to give forth a louder and more excited utterance than in exclaiming or calling; one often exclaims with sudden joy as well as sorrow; if he cries out, it is oftener in grief or agony. In the most common colloquial usage, to cry is to express grief or pain by weeping or sobbing. One may exclaim, cry out, or ejaculate with no thought of others' presence; when he calls, it is to attract another's attention.

   Synonyms:
   bawl, bellow, clamor, cry (out), ejaculate, exclaim, roar, scream, shout, shriek, vociferate, yell

   Antonyms:
   be silent, be still, hark, hearken, hush, list, listen

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. call(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   name, term, denominate, entitle, style, phrase, designate, dub, christen

2. call(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   bid, invite, summon, ask to come, send for

3. call(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   convoke, assemble, convene, muster, call together

4. call(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   appoint, designate, elect, ordain, set apart

5. call(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   invoke, appeal to

6. call(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   exclaim, cry, cry out, speak aloud, make appeal

7. call(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   make a short visit

8. call(n.)

   Synonyms:
   invitation, summons

9. call(n.)

   Synonyms:
   demand, claim, requisition

10. call(n.)

    Synonyms:
    short visit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. call(n)

   Synonyms:
   summons, vocation, invocation, entreaty, appeal, invitation, signal, requirement, demand, requisition, election, appointment, interview

2. call(v)

   Synonyms:
   summon, bid, evoke, invite, convoke, assemble, muster, convene, entitle, name, designate, dub, denominate, invoke, petition, invocate

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "call":

   appeal, calling, request, draw, caii, invitation, callout, appeals, calls, so-called, ask, 'appelle, contact, drew, plea, telephone, dial, urge, 'appel, demand, invite, floor, called, advocacy, convene, dawa, require, phone, exhortation, draws, 'appello, word, convening, requests, please, summon

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How to use call in a sentence?

1. Oral Roberts:

   I’m asking you to help extend my life, We’re at the point where God could call Oral Roberts home in March.

2. Beth Regan:

   He would call me his angel, it was just a very special connection.

3. Nan Beachem:

   I couldn't wish for that call, because I knew that for us to get that call what had to happen, if it was going to happen, it was going to happen. But I couldn't wish for somebody to lose a child. It wasn't in my power to wish the transplant call would come.

4. Robert Blendon:

   Republicans will have to move quickly because they can't look like they are sitting around making political calculations while people are losing their insurance, they won't be able to say 'call us in 2017.' It's going to be a very explosive and pressing issue.

5. Emily Bassett:

   Just knowing I could call anyone in my Lean In group ... is a huge comfort to me. I don’t ever feel alone. I know I could pick up the phone and say, 'How would you deal with this situation?' or 'Have you ever experienced this?

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