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Synonyms for summon

Most common

muster muster up invoke convene send for arraign

All synonyms

Verb

1. Invoke — to rouse oneself to exert a skill

invoke, muster, muster up, call, come up, convene, raise, invite, evoke, arouse, challenge, appeal, rally, convoke, conjure, rouse, assemble, provoke, draw dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To rouse oneself to exert a skill.

Related words

Word family
summons
Phrases
summon up

Forms

Past participle
summoned
e.g. summoned → invoked, mustered, called, convened…

Example sentences

  • muster I'm sure it'll work out, so muster your courage!
  • invoke How do we invoke a response from the computer?
  • convene They convene every evening at the library.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
summonrising
musterrising
invokerising
convenefalling

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

By length

3 letters
bid1
4 letters
call1, draw1, cite1
5 letters
raise1, rally2, evoke2, rouse1
6 letters
appeal2, invite2, muster2, invoke2, arouse2
7 letters
provoke2, conjure2, convene2, arraign2, convoke2
8 letters
assemble3, mobilize3, mobilise
9 letters
challenge2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
convoquer