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Synonyms for phone

Most common

headphone earpiece earphone horn dial-up

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Other

dial-up, sound, call-up, horn

Verb

1. Telephone — to call (someone) using a telephone

telephone, call, ring, ring up

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.

    My phone ran out of battery.

  2. v. 1

    To call (someone) using a telephone.

    Phone me as soon as you land at the airport.

Forms

Plural
phones → earpieces, earphones, headphones, dial-ups…
Past participle
phoned
e.g. phoned → telephoned, called, ringed…

Example sentences

  • headphone Apple's new iPhone doesn't have a headphone jack.
  • earpiece He wore an earpiece so that she would guide him.
  • earphone He was listening to the radio with his earphone.
  • horn Gabor used a sharpened horn of a deer as a weapon.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
phonerising
headphonerising
earpiecerising
earphonefalling
hornsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
call1, ring1, horn1
5 letters
sound1
8 letters
earpiece2, earphone2
9 letters
telephone3, headphone2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (earpiece2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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