CALLED Synonyms: 282 Similar and Opposite Words

called

verb

past tense of call

as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall

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as in dialed

to make a telephone call to use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency

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as in visited

to make a brief visit the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call

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as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the game was called on account of rain

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as in considered

to think of in a particular way I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either

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as in cried

to utter one's distinctive animal sound the dog called whenever it flushed a quail

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sang

as in summoned

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command called all the night workers in for a meeting

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as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later

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as in asked

to demand or request the presence or service of rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down

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as in dubbed

to give a name to we've decided to call the kitten "Molly"

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as in ordered

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the union president is refusing to call a strike

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as in predicted

to tell of or describe beforehand somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of called The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency. —

Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 June 2026 New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has been determined to avoid offsetting the costs on to taxpayers, and unsuccessfully called for FIFA to help share the cost burden, and Mamdani sympathizes with her position. —

Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie. —

Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 The viral bag has been called the team’s good luck charm. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Matt's brother, JP DeGance, founded called Communio. —

Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Meyers Taylor has spoken out on behalf of women’s athletes, and called attention to racial biases in her sport, which prompted the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation to form a task force to investigate. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 These gatherings, like the one in Dumbo, are commonly called Admin Nights, a term coined, in 2019, by the journalist Chris Colin, who began hosting such events for his friends at his house in San Francisco. —

Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The country was called Zaire at the time, and Dede Ntumba, who now lives in Atlanta, watched his home team compete in Germany on a black-and-white TV. —

Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 9 June 2026

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Appearing on the late-night show ahead of their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year, the Staten Island group donned Knicks gear and repeatedly shouted out to New York City during their performance.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Goldberg shouted after Navarro attempted to continue a question before a commercial break.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026