Antonyms for call out
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kawl-out |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔlˌaʊt |
Definition of call out
Origin :- early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
- As in page : verb call for over communications system
- As in shout : verb cry out loudly
- As in take on : verb challenge, oppose
- As in blurt : verb utter suddenly
- As in throw down the gauntlet : verb invite to do battle
- As in challenge : verb dispute, question
- As in exclaim : verb shout out
- "Well, they may call out, if they want to," said their father.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- I am always inclined to call out, Church, Count five-and-twenty, Tattycoram.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I'll call out to him, Arthur, if you don't give over speaking to me.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Now then, old Jenkins, I'll go about and you call out when I come to the right spot.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- A little gag for you, Grant, so you will not be tempted to call out.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- Mme. de Plougastel attempted to call out, but her voice refused its office.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- They should have short names given them, which will be easy to call out.
- Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
- She tried to call out to him, and the words caught in her throat and choked her.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- But the yeos (meaning the yeomen) will call out mightily,—'Piper!
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- But not one would mind me; and then suddenly I heard some one call out my name.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for call out
- accost
- announce
- arouse
- ask for
- ask for trouble
- assert
- babble
- bawl
- bay
- beard
- beep
- bellow
- betray
- blab
- blurt
- brave
- buck
- burst out
- burst out with
- call
- call aloud
- call for
- call out
- call the name of
- challenge
- cheer
- claim
- clamor
- come out with
- confront
- contest
- cross
- cross swards
- cry
- cry out
- dare
- declare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- disclose
- dispute
- divulge
- do something about it
- ejaculate
- emit
- exact
- exclaim
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- figure
- fly in the face of
- give away
- go eyeball to eyeball with
- go one on one with
- go toe to toe with
- go up against
- hang in
- holler
- hunt for
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- invite to debate
- jabber
- knock the chip off one's shoulder
- leak
- let on
- let out
- let slip
- let the cat ouf of the bag
- make a point of
- make a stand
- meet face to face
- object to
- preconize
- proclaim
- provoke
- query
- question
- raise voice
- reclaim
- rend the air
- require
- reveal
- roar
- run off at the mouth
- say loudly
- scream
- screech
- search out
- seek
- send for
- shout
- shriek
- spill the beans
- spout
- squall
- squawk
- stand up to
- start something
- state
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- utter
- vindicate
- vociferate
- whoop
- yammer
- yap
- yawp
- yell
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