Synonyms for phone
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1. telephone, phone, telephone setnoun

   electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

   "I talked to him on the telephone"

   Synonyms:
   sound, telephone, earphone, telephone set, earpiece, headphone, telephony, speech sound

2. phone, speech sound, soundnoun

   (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

   Synonyms:
   sound, telephone, speech sound, earphone, telephone set, audio, strait, headphone, auditory sensation, earpiece

3. earphone, earpiece, headphone, phonenoun

   electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

   "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

   Synonyms:
   sound, telephone, earphone, telephone set, earpiece, headphone, speech sound

4. call, telephone, call up, phone, ringverb

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

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1. • Electro-acoustic Transducer

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1. List of paraphrases for "phone":

   telephone, tel, phones, telephony, telephones, telefónica, cellphone, call, portable, telefono, phone-based, telephonic

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1. Democratic FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub:

   What I worry about is the inherently coercive nature of these workplace situations, let's say an employer decides to throw corporate resources behind a candidate and sets up a phone bank, asking employees to get on the phone to get people to support candidate Jones. It's very hard to say no to your employer. It puts the employee, especially the low-level employee, in a very difficult position.

2. Deana Bass:

   I've always known of him, grew up knowing about him and had a chance to one day out of the blue, I got a phone call while I was sitting in my pajamas at my kitchen table, that Dr. Carson needed a press secretary, so, I went and met with him and here I am.

3. Indianapolis Colts:

   No, you know, I really thought I was going to be back. That was the feeling I got at the end of the year and in the exit meetings. Then it was a phone call from [coach] Arthur Smith, Sunday before everything went down, saying that he didn’t know how things were gonna shake out this week, making me aware of what was going on, and I appreciated it. He was honest. At that point, it was kinda wrapping your head around that. There’s disappointment and frustration for sure that sets in at that point.

4. Dennis Pate:

   Emergency phone numbers are printed on maps for guests to call in case of an emergency, and security staff keep watch on grounds around the clock, we have added security cameras, new path lighting and computer-controlled locks to track exit and entry. Additional path lighting is planned for the new African Grasslands exhibit, and more cameras will be installed to monitor the grounds and gates.

5. Emily Fauver:

   I pulled out my phone, so I could show my husband later how they reacted, then I realized it was too touching to not share.