Definitions

ring up

VERB

call

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask contact invite phone request summon telephone

STRONG

assemble bid collect convene convoke gather muster rally subpoena

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse

WEAK

cancel

VERB

communicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise broadcast connect contact convey correspond disclose disseminate get across get through impart inform interact pass on publicize reach out relate reveal suggest tell transfer transmit write

STRONG

acquaint advise announce betray break carry declare discover divulge enlighten hint imply network phone proclaim publish raise report signify spread state unfold

WEAK

be in touch interface keep in touch let on let out make known touch base

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide hold keep keep secret secret take withhold

STRONG

be quiet deceive delude keep quiet lose mislead repress stop suppress

WEAK

bottle up cover

VERB

phone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up contact dial

STRONG

buzz call ring

WEAK

get back to get on the horn get on the line get someone on the horn give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through touch base with

VERB

telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up contact dial phone

STRONG

buzz call ring

WEAK

get back to get on the horn get on the line give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through touch base with

VERB

total

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add amount to come to comprise consist of equal pile up reach yield

STRONG

aggregate calculate cast come figure foot number reckon summate totalize tote

WEAK

mount up to result in run into run to stack up sum up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disproportion fail imbalance

STRONG

estimate guess

WEAK

subtract take away

Example Sentences

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Franchisees have invested thousands of dollars in new equipment per restaurant to mix the drinks, hoping to ring up more sales while not slowing service, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

I used to ring up Freeman Dyson, the famed physicist, at the slightest excuse.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

But somewhere along the way, the companies realized they could ring up steep profits at the expense of patients.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

I used to ring up people like Alex Ferguson and Mick McCarthy and I remember Mick asking how it was going.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

“Cut it out before I ring up the cops,” Miss Annie’s muffled voice cried.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

ring up

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