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

   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, sound(noun)

   (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, phone(noun)

   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, 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, 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

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

1. List of paraphrases for "phone":

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

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1. Rand Paul:

   So when they stand up on television and say the tragedy in Paris means you have to give up your liberty, we need more phone surveillance -- bulls--t!

2. Read MoreIn McCowns:

   It was highly embarrassing, the person who made that phone call — that manager, that teller — whoever made that phone call, I feel as though they were judging.

3. Leader McCarthy:

   If you're sitting back, and you get frustrated with what you're watching or ... you think, ‘what can I do?’ you may be a good candidate -- or you may know somebody who would be a good candidate. ... Pick up the phone, call us. I’ll talk to them.

4. Chelsea Resists:

   Chelsea can't be out of her cell while any other prisoners are out, so she can not talk to other people, or visit the law library, and has no access to books or reading material, she has not been outside for 16 days. She is permitted to make phone calls and move about outside her cell between 1 and 3 a.m.

5. Eric Attayi:

   We're usually a pretty slow, chill shop, now the phone doesn't stop ringing. My guys get overwhelmed and I totally get it.

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