Synonyms of summons

summons 1 of 2

noun

ˈsə-mənz 

as in warrant

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court

if you ignore a court summons, you will be fined

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warrant
• subpoena
• writ
• process
• ticket
• capias

summons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of summon

1

as in calls

to demand or request the presence or service of

without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• invites
• asks
• hails
• requests
• sends for
• orders
• cites
• invokes
• subpoenas
• beckons
• rings
• convenes
• assembles
• calls out
• demands
• bids
• calls up
• convokes
• musters
• commands
• pages
• whistles
• buzzes
• requisitions
• knells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sends (away)
• dismisses
• turns away
• boots (out)
• banishes
• casts out
• ejects
• expels
• outs
• runs off
• kicks out
• throws out
• ousts
• routs
• drums (out)
• turfs (out)

2

as in gathers

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

managed to summon a bright smile despite the gloomy day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathers
• conjures (up)
• elicits
• evokes
• gets up
• raises
• educes

3

as in musters

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

summoned a special session of parliament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• musters
• calls
• assembles
• convenes
• convokes
• gathers
• rallies
• calls out
• collects
• calls up
• calls in
• groups
• amasses
• reassembles
• reconvenes
• rounds up
• knells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolves
• breaks up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of summons

Noun

After duplicate names are culled, the jury administrator employs a randomizing algorithm to generate the summonses. —Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025

Critics through the years have criticized the approach as encouraging racial profiling, with residents in largely Black and Hispanic communities more likely to be given summonses for low-level offenses or arrested. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025

Verb

She was arrested and summonsed at least four times in the years leading up to her election to Congress in 2020. —John Aguilar The Denver Post (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023

Gaud was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the statement said, and will be summonsed to court at a later date. —Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023