What is another word for calls?

Pronunciation: [kˈɔːlz] (IPA)

Calls is a versatile word, which means to make contact or to communicate with someone using telephones, messaging apps or voice calls. However, there are a few synonyms that can be used in place of 'calls' like dial, phone, contact, or ring up. They convey the same meaning but give an alternative way to express the act of reaching out to someone through electronic devices. Additionally, synonyms like summons, invites, beckon, and entice provide an alternative way to describe how someone 'calls' another person to come closer or to take action. These synonyms help to keep writing interesting and avoid repetition.

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What are the hypernyms for Calls?

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Usage examples for Calls

But the motive of His going to Jerusalem at all calls for remark.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
I don't know exactly, but it's something worth while, and calls for lots of energy.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Mr. Merl, he calls himself.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Calls

  • That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.
    Edward Abbey
  • The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood.
    Ernst Moritz Arndt
  • The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
    Emanuel Ax
  • The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.
    Richard Bach
  • What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
    Richard Bach

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