Synonyms of rings (up)

rings (up) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of ring (up), chiefly British

as in dials

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

• dials
• calls
• phones
• telephones
• calls in
• beeps
• buzzes
• cold-calls

rings up

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of ring up

as in wins

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

• wins
• achieves
• attains
• gains
• scores
• makes
• racks up
• hits
• bags
• chalks up
• lands
• logs
• clocks (up)
• obtains
• garners
• notches (up)
• gets
• amounts (to)
• captures
• secures
• acquires
• realizes
• excels
• approaches
• measures up (to)
• draws
• carries
• ties
• matches
• procures
• equals
• rivals
• touches
• meets
• tops
• surpasses
• outdoes
• beats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails (at)
• misses
• falls short (of)
• loses