wake-up calls

The phrase “wake-up calls” has 3 syllables: wake-up calls

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪk ʌp ˌkɔlz/


What is synonym and antonym for wake-up calls?

In the thesaurus, “wake-up calls” has 21 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wake-up calls along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wake-up calls

  • announcements
  • buoys
  • cautions
  • declarations
  • foretastes
  • foretokens
  • indicators
  • knells
  • notices
  • notifications
  • omens
  • portents
  • premonitions
  • presages
  • red flags
  • red lights
  • signals
  • signs
  • tip-offs
  • tocsins
  • warnings

Antonyms for wake-up calls

  • all clears

Meanings of wake-up calls

  • noun
    1. A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
    2. An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.

Example Sentences

  • Experiencing multiple setbacks can serve as powerful wake-up calls, urging us to reevaluate our approach to life.
  • The documentary served as a series of eye-opening wake-up calls about the state of the environment.
  • The company's declining profits were clear wake-up calls for management to implement necessary changes.
  • His doctor's warnings were urgent wake-up calls for him to take his health more seriously.
  • The recent natural disasters acted as global wake-up calls for governments to prioritize climate change mitigation efforts.

On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wake-up calls, such as: all clears, announcements, buoys, cautions, declarations, foretastes, foretokens.

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Related Words

knells

  • announcements
  • bongs
  • buoys
  • cautions
  • chimes
  • chinks
  • clangors
  • clangs
  • clanks
  • claps
  • clashes
  • clinkety-clanks
  • clinks
  • clip-clops
  • clops
  • clumps
  • clunks
  • cracks
  • crashes
  • crunches
  • declarations
  • ding-dongs
  • dings
  • echoes
  • foretastes
  • foretokens
  • gongs
  • indicators
  • jangles
  • jingles
  • notices
  • notifications
  • omens
  • peals
  • pings
  • plinks
  • plonks
  • plunks
  • portents
  • premonitions
  • presages
  • rattles
  • red flags
  • red lights
  • resonates
  • resounds
  • reverberates
  • rings
  • signals
  • signs
  • tangs
  • thumps
  • tingles
  • tinkles
  • tintinnabulations
  • tip-offs
  • tocsins
  • tolls
  • twangs
  • wake-up calls
  • warnings
  • whangs

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