call - Thesaurus Synonyms and Word Suggestions

call

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds
To demand to appear, come, or assemble: convene, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See request
To bring together: assemble, cluster, collect ¹, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect
To give a name or title to: baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific, words
To describe with a word or term: characterize, designate, label, name, style, tag, term. See specific, words
To communicate with (someone) by telephone: buzz, ring ², telephone. Informal: dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone a buzz (or call) (or ring). See words
To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idiom: pay a visit. See seek
To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference: forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, project. See foresight

phrasal verb

call down

To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap ¹, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal: bawl out, lambaste. Slang: chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See attack, praise

phrasal verb

call for

To be a proper or sufficient occasion for: justify, occasion, warrant. See right
To have as a need or prerequisite: ask, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take. See necessary, over
To ask for urgently or insistently: claim, demand, exact, insist on or upon , require, requisition. Idiom: cry out for. See request

phrasal verb

call off

To decide not to go ahead with (something previously arranged): cancel. Slang: scratch, scrub. See continue

noun

A loud cry: halloo, holler, shout, yell. See sounds
A telephone communication: buzz, ring ². See words
That which provides a reason or justification: cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why. Idiom: why and wherefore. See start
The act of demanding: claim, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See request
An act or an instance of going or coming to see another: look-in, visit, visitation. See seek
The power or quality of attracting: allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal: pull. See like

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