Synonyms of ringing (up)

ringing (up) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of ring (up), chiefly British

as in calling

to make a telephone call to

our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calling
• dialing
• phoning
• telephoning
• calling in
• dialling
• buzzing
• beeping
• cold-calling

ringing up

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of ring up

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• winning
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• racking up
• clocking (up)
• obtaining
• chalking up
• notching (up)
• hitting
• garnering
• logging
• getting
• securing
• amounting (to)
• bagging
• landing
• capturing
• acquiring
• realizing
• measuring up (to)
• drawing
• procuring
• carrying
• matching
• approaching
• tying
• excelling
• touching
• meeting
• topping
• equaling
• tieing
• equalling
• surpassing
• rivalling
• rivaling
• outdoing
• beating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)
• losing