Synonyms for phone
foʊnphone

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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

Matched Categories

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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How to use phone in a sentence?

1. American Airlines spokeswoman Andrea Huguely:

   Our goal is to try not to impact the customer’s travel and when we need to do it, we want to do it as early as possible, even 10 years ago, it was an old-fashioned phone call. Today there are many ways to rebook a flight.

2. Tom Kang:

   The new Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone will create a halo effect for Samsung's brand and help it better compete with Apple's pricey models.

3. Dan Moriarty:

   It’s replacing calling the front desk for that subset of guests, we don’t want to pick up the phone and wait for the front desk; we want to tweet and get on with our lives.

4. Lance Nelson:

   She’s using a phone, some sort of phone, she just doesn’t have her number on.

5. Conner Doss and Kane Daugherty:

   I hear Miss Julie say,' Hey ! Somebody help !' So, I run up. Miss Julie's over here shaking really bad, i picked up the [ dispatch radio ], I said,' Somebody help. Our bus driver feels really dizzy.' Somebody called Miss Julie phone.