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call out

The phrase “call out” has 2 syllables: call out

It's pronounced as /kɔːl aʊt/

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In the thesaurus, “call out” has 135 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for call out along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for call out

Antonyms for call out

Meanings of call out

  • verb
    1. To specify, especially in detail.
    2. To order into service; to summon into service.
    3. To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
    4. To challenge, criticize, denounce.
    5. (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut) To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
  • noun
    1. (communication) An outgoing telephone call.
    2. An invitation to fight; the act of one child calling out another.
    3. (graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic.
    4. A summons to someone designated as being on call.
    5. A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team.
    6. An annotation that pertains to a specific location in a body of text or a graphic, and that is visually linked to that location by a mark or a matching pair of marks.
    7. The act of calling out from work, i.e. announcing that one cannot attend.

Example Sentences

  • During the meeting, she had to call out several times to get everyone's attention.
  • The referee had to call out a penalty for the foul committed by the player.
  • She decided to call out her coworker for taking credit for her work.
  • The teacher encouraged students to call out if they had any questions during the lecture.
  • As the fire spread, residents began to call out for help from emergency services.

On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to call out, such as: accost, agreement, amass, announce, answer, arouse, ask for.

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