Synonyms of ring (up)

ring (up) 1 of 2

verb (1)

chiefly British

as in to dial

to make a telephone call to

our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dial
• call
• phone
• telephone
• call in
• beep
• buzz
• cold-call

ring up

2 of 2

verb (2)

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieve
• win
• attain
• gain
• make
• score
• obtain
• hit
• chalk up
• rack up
• garner
• log
• get
• notch (up)
• clock (up)
• secure
• land
• capture
• acquire
• realize
• amount (to)
• bag
• measure up (to)
• excel
• procure
• carry
• draw
• match
• tie
• approach
• equal
• meet
• touch
• top
• surpass
• rival
• outdo
• beat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• fail (at)
• fall short (of)
• lose

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ring (up)

Verb

Things are bad enough — combustible enough — and that’s before Gary and Jack ring up Ray and Michael and tell them that two of their rams have appeared on their side of the hill, dead. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024

If the Giants don’t regularly ring up crowds at least in the low 30,000s in these remaining Oracle games … watch out. —Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024

Cashman, in an equal panic, rang up principal owner Hal Steinbrenner vacationing in Europe. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2024

There are also growth opportunities for AeroVironment’s surveillance drones and small ground robots, which last year rang up $448 million in sales, 60% of total revenues. —Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024