Nearby Words
call out
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | utter suddenly |
| Synonyms: | babble, betray, blab, burst out with, call out, come out with, cry out, disclose, divulge, exclaim, give away, jabber, leak, let on, let out, let slip, let the cat ouf of the bag, reveal, run off at the mouth, spill the beans, spout |
| Antonyms: | keep quiet |
| Main Entry: | exclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shout out |
| Synonyms: | assert, bellow, blurt, burst out, call, call aloud, call out, cry, cry out, declare, ejaculate, emit, figure, holler, proclaim, rend the air, roar, say loudly, shout, state, utter, vociferate, yawp, yell |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
| Main Entry: | page |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call for over communications system |
| Synonyms: | announce, beep, call, call out, call the name of, hunt for, preconize, seek, send for, summon |
| Notes: | a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | shout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry out loudly |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, bellow, call out, cheer, clamor, exclaim, holler*, raise voice, roar, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squawk, vociferate, whoop, yammer, yap, yawp, yell |
| Antonyms: | whimper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | take on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, oppose |
| Synonyms: | brave, buck*, call out, confront, dare, defy, denounce, dispute, face off, go eyeball to eyeball with, go one on one with, go toe to toe with, go up against, hang in, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a stand, object to, question, stand up to, throw down the gauntlet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | throw down the gauntlet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invite to do battle |
| Synonyms: | ask for trouble, call out, challenge, confront, contest, cross swards, dare, defy, do something about it, invite to debate, knock the chip off one's shoulder, meet face to face, provoke, stand up to, start something |
| Notes: | you run the gantlet but throw down the gauntlet |
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