What is another word for telephone?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɛlɪfˌə͡ʊn], [ tˈɛlɪfˌəʊn], [ t_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_f_ˌəʊ_n]
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Similar words for telephone:
- call up (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- phone (noun)
- receiver (noun)
- telephone (noun)
- broadcast (verb)
- call (verb)
- call back (verb)
- communicate (verb)
- communicate through telephone system (verb)
- contact (verb)
- notify (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- report (verb)
- other synonyms
- contact
- other relevant words
- report
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Telephone:
n.
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- beeper,
- 3G,
- calling card,
- card,
- bleeper,
- cameraphone,
- button,
- answering machine,
- cell,
- 4G.
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•
- call center,
- dial,
- courtesy phone,
- BT,
- call divert,
- answering service,
- call waiting,
- caller id,
- chat line,
- buzz,
- get someone on the horn,
- call forwarding,
- blue pages.
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•
- busy,
- caller,
- busy signal,
- cut off,
- answer.
- handset,
- electronic equipment,
- addressees,
- headphone,
- telecommunication,
- handsets,
- donee,
- listening device,
- telecom,
- headphones,
- transceivers,
- control center,
- head-phones,
- donees,
- addressee,
- receiver,
- communications,
- detection device,
- TRANSCEIVER.
- pay-phone,
- car phone,
- extension phone,
- cordless telephone,
- booth phone,
- long-distance,
- party line,
- speakerphone,
- French phone,
- the horn,
- radio telephone,
- private phone,
- conference phone,
- local line,
- cellular phone.
v.
• broadcast (verb)- goes the airwaves,
- goes the air,
- is on air,
- tele phoned,
- tele-casts,
- going on airwaves,
- goes airwaves,
- tele cast,
- puts air,
- are on the air,
- radio graphed,
- go on airwaves,
- was on the air,
- going on air,
- tele phoning,
- are on air,
- tele-casting,
- colorcasting,
- put air,
- is the air,
- go airwaves,
- putting on air,
- goes on air,
- go the airwaves,
- tele casts,
- tele vise,
- wert on air,
- tele-phone,
- going on the air,
- putting air,
- puts on air,
- is on the air,
- wert air,
- was on air,
- being on air,
- being on the air,
- tele graphing,
- putting the air,
- am the air,
- tele-phoned,
- puts the air,
- re-lay,
- re lays,
- re laying,
- went the airwaves,
- went air,
- be the air,
- was the air,
- simulcasts,
- tele-vise,
- were on the air,
- being air,
- going air,
- going the airwaves,
- tele-phones,
- re laid,
- be on air,
- tele vised,
- was air,
- went on the air,
- radio-graphing,
- went on the airwaves,
- be air,
- tele-phoning,
- tele-graphing,
- wast on the air,
- tele-graphed,
- are air,
- putting on the air,
- tele-cast,
- going on the airwaves,
- am on the air,
- radio graphing,
- going airwaves,
- went on air,
- tele phone,
- art air,
- put the air,
- radiographed,
- goes on the air,
- tele-vising,
- is air,
- am on air,
- re-laid,
- goes on the airwaves,
- went on airwaves,
- goes air,
- re-lays,
- wast air,
- went airwaves,
- were the air,
- tele casting,
- simulcasted,
- tele phones,
- go air,
- go the air,
- are the air,
- am air,
- tele vising,
- art the air,
- being the air,
- wert on the air,
- go on air,
- wert the air,
- puts on the air,
- radio-graphed,
- colorcasts,
- going the air,
- tele-vised,
- were air,
- went the air,
- tele graphed,
- wast the air,
- wast on air,
- were on air,
- goes on airwaves,
- re lay.
- gotten back to,
- rang up,
- gets back to,
- re questing,
- in-vite,
- getting back to,
- got back to,
- in vite,
- re quests,
- rings up,
- ringed up,
- re-quests,
- re quested,
- re-questing,
- gat back to.
- returned call,
- returned a call,
- summoning back,
- returning a call,
- returns call,
- returning call,
- orders back,
- return call,
- summoned back,
- ordered back,
- summons back,
- ordering back,
- returns a call.
- dropping a line,
- re-ached,
- give ring,
- dropt line,
- is in touch,
- gotten the horn,
- dropped a line,
- re-plied,
- dis-coursing,
- wert touch,
- were close to,
- art touch,
- wast near,
- wast in touch,
- am touch,
- dis course,
- haddest confidence of,
- were in touch,
- gets on horn,
- dropping note,
- dropped line,
- associating with,
- establishing contact,
- dropt note,
- was in touch,
- dis coursed,
- communed with,
- being touch,
- are close to,
- re plying,
- getting horn,
- dropping line,
- gat on horn,
- dropped note,
- dropt a note,
- is close to,
- was close to,
- giving a ring,
- be touch,
- gave ring,
- dis-coursed,
- gives a ring,
- being close to,
- drops a note,
- were near,
- got on the horn,
- re-aching,
- wast close to,
- had confidence of,
- gave a call,
- wert close to,
- re aching,
- being near,
- giving call,
- gotten on horn,
- re ached,
- gets horn,
- associates with,
- being in touch,
- get on horn,
- gotten on the horn,
- establishes contact,
- art near,
- hadst confidence of,
- communes with,
- gives a call,
- are in touch,
- got the horn,
- was near,
- were touch,
- communing with,
- giving a call,
- am close to,
- is touch,
- dropping a note,
- drop note,
- having confidence of,
- got on horn,
- wert in touch,
- getting on the horn,
- gave call,
- gets the horn,
- gat on the horn,
- drops line,
- getting on horn,
- dis coursing,
- gets on the horn,
- are touch,
- dis-course,
- give call,
- dis courses,
- was touch,
- gives call,
- get the horn,
- gave a ring,
- re plied,
- established contact,
- is near,
- getting the horn,
- hast confidence of,
- gat horn,
- giving ring,
- gat the horn,
- re-plying,
- dropped a note,
- gotten horn,
- has confidence of,
- dis-courses,
- wast touch,
- gives ring,
- wert near,
- drops note,
- hath confidence of,
- got horn,
- drops a line,
- get horn,
- art in touch,
- art close to,
- dropt a line.
- inter-acted,
- be touch with,
- inter faced,
- inter-faced,
- gotten ahold of,
- got ahold of,
- writ to,
- art touch with,
- was touch with,
- wert in touch with,
- inter faces,
- got touch with,
- are touch with,
- inter acting,
- re-lated,
- inter-acts,
- gotten in touch with,
- gets in touch with,
- inter-faces,
- checks with,
- gat ahold of,
- spake to,
- inter-act,
- inter-facing,
- gat in touch with,
- wast in touch with,
- getting touch with,
- inter act,
- inter-acting,
- getting in touch with,
- was in touch with,
- checked with,
- wrote to,
- writing to,
- inter acted,
- gotten touch with,
- art in touch with,
- is touch with,
- inter face,
- get touch with,
- got in touch with,
- inter facing,
- getting ahold of,
- wast touch with,
- is in touch with,
- were touch with,
- checking with,
- inter-face,
- gat touch with,
- re late,
- inter acts,
- am touch with,
- are in touch with,
- speaks to,
- gets touch with,
- being in touch with,
- were in touch with,
- being touch with,
- writes to,
- gets ahold of,
- wert touch with.
- pro claims,
- ex-pressing,
- ex press,
- makes known,
- dis closed,
- dis closing,
- de-briefed,
- de-briefs,
- de-clares,
- pro claim,
- wises up,
- de-briefing,
- clues in,
- ex pressed,
- de briefing,
- ex-press,
- letted in on,
- wising up,
- ex pressing,
- dis-closes,
- de briefs,
- pro-claiming,
- dis-close,
- de-clare,
- lets in on,
- letted know,
- pro-claims,
- re veals,
- de briefed,
- dis-closed,
- sends word,
- dis closes,
- pro claimed,
- re-veal,
- dis close,
- sent word,
- dis-closing,
- de-brief,
- re-veals,
- de clares,
- sending word,
- pro claiming,
- de clare,
- letting know,
- de brief,
- cluing in,
- lets know,
- letting in on.
- writ up,
- re-tails,
- re-cording,
- gave account of,
- writes up,
- gives facts,
- re hearses,
- re-cord,
- de tailing,
- de-tailing,
- de-scribed,
- de tails,
- pre-sent,
- de-tailed,
- de scribed,
- providing details,
- in form,
- giving an account of,
- pre sent,
- in-forming,
- in-scribe,
- re-tail,
- re-cords,
- de-tail,
- pre-sents,
- de scribe,
- re corded,
- re cited,
- de-scribing,
- re ported,
- sets forth,
- de-tails,
- re-cites,
- gives an account of,
- re cording,
- de scribing,
- re citing,
- re cord,
- re counts,
- re tail,
- re-tailed,
- de-scribes,
- gave facts,
- writing up,
- de-scribe,
- de tail,
- gave an account of,
- re counting,
- re cites,
- re-ported,
- provides details,
- brings word,
- in-forms,
- brought word,
- giving facts,
- gave the facts,
- re-hearse,
- re-corded,
- re-cited,
- in forms,
- re-counted,
- in-scribes,
- re tailed,
- re-porting,
- provided details,
- re porting,
- re-counts,
- giving the facts,
- re cords,
- in forming,
- re-tailing,
- re counted,
- re tails,
- re-hearses,
- wrote up,
- gives the facts,
- de tailed,
- in scribe,
- in scribes,
- giving account of,
- bringing word,
- makes public,
- re-counting,
- give account of,
- gives account of,
- re tailing,
- in-scribing,
- de scribes.
Other synonyms:
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•
- shuffleboard,
- quoits,
- horseshoes,
- wire service,
- utilities,
- Dungeons and Dragons,
- treasure hunt,
- RPG.
- reaching out,
- speak to,
- check with,
- interact,
- spoke to,
- reached out,
- reach out,
- interface,
- speaking to,
- interfacing,
- write to,
- get ahold of,
- be in touch with,
- get in touch with,
- interfaces,
- interacting,
- interfaced,
- reaches out.
- wise up,
- put on the air,
- commune with,
- simulcast,
- be close to,
- radiograph,
- associate with,
- order back,
- making known,
- wire,
- tips off,
- writes,
- clued in,
- give a ring,
- Rallied,
- telegraph,
- bleeped,
- have confidence of,
- return a call,
- ring up,
- simulcasting,
- let in on,
- tipped off,
- cuing,
- made known,
- bleeping,
- notify,
- be near,
- telecasting,
- Cabling,
- go on the air,
- ringing up,
- tip off,
- telecasted,
- associated with,
- broadcast,
- Telegraphed,
- contact,
- tipping off,
- drop a line,
- CUED,
- establish contact,
- give a call,
- call,
- relayed,
- be in touch,
- go on the airwaves,
- colorcast,
- radioed,
- Telegraphing,
- send word,
- radiographing,
- invited,
- bleeps,
- make known,
- radioing,
- Cabled,
- drop a note,
- get on the horn,
- be on the air,
- communicate,
- put on air,
- let know,
- telegraphs,
- clue in,
- report,
- radiographs,
- re-laying,
- bleep,
- summon back,
- drop line,
- get back to,
- call back.
- passes on,
- give an account of,
- set forth,
- make public,
- made public,
- write up,
- passed on,
- passing on,
- making public,
- provide details,
- give the facts,
- give facts,
- setting forth,
- bring word,
- reported.
- gas station,
- push-button telephone,
- look,
- retrieve,
- shout,
- mouthpiece,
- regard,
- liquor store,
- microphone,
- HAM RADIO,
- surround,
- rally,
- call box,
- telex,
- megaphone,
- recall,
- telephone extension,
- affirm,
- Telephones,
- send,
- extension,
- gun shop,
- annunciate,
- echo,
- summon,
- address,
- hold the phone,
- modem,
- phone call,
- drugstore,
- speech sound,
- name,
- forebode,
- transfer,
- call in,
- carrier pigeon,
- radiotelephone,
- guess,
- suppose,
- reach,
- announce,
- listen in,
- telephone call,
- state,
- audio,
- resound,
- telephone booth,
- recollect,
- knell,
- give an account,
- write word,
- earphones,
- line,
- be around,
- shout out,
- prognosticate,
- mobile,
- earphone,
- chime,
- transmitter,
- blower,
- call-back,
- ponder,
- fax,
- reckon,
- remind,
- holler,
- cable,
- chemist's,
- band,
- dispatch,
- encircle,
- gramophone,
- pass on,
- wireless telephone,
- beset,
- ring off,
- squall,
- bring forward,
- telephone receiver,
- cigar store,
- hold,
- earpiece,
- phoning,
- predict,
- mail,
- telephonics,
- foretell,
- convey,
- retail,
- post,
- recover,
- anticipate,
- call off,
- sound,
- promise,
- gird,
- hardware store,
- scream,
- leave word,
- talk about,
- send for,
- chirp,
- tobacco shop,
- correspond with,
- augur,
- despatch,
- regain,
- reverberate,
- telephonic,
- lumber yard,
- furniture store,
- coin telephone,
- dial phone,
- border,
- radio,
- florist,
- bid,
- mobilise,
- imagine,
- shoe store,
- set,
- think,
- get hold of,
- dial telephone,
- phones,
- tobacconists,
- public telephone,
- peal,
- mobilize,
- round,
- Tel,
- bookstore,
- transmit,
- phone up,
- hollo,
- circle,
- deliver,
- communicate with,
- music store,
- remember,
- forecast,
- plumb,
- reflect,
- radiophone,
- environ,
- probe,
- ship,
- forward,
- stationer,
- signal,
- horn.
How to use "Telephone" in context?
Telephones are one of the most popular technologies in the world. They are used to make telephone calls, view photographs, and exchange text messages. They are also used for internet browsing and for playing music and videos.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. He first demonstrated the telephone to a group of people in Boston. He later showed the telephone to a group of people in London. The telephone was first commercially available in 1878.
There are many types of telephones. The most common type of telephone is the landline telephone. A landline telephone is an telephone that is connected to the telephone network.
Paraphrases for Telephone:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Coordinating conjunction
phone.
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Cardinal number
phone.
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Adjective
phone.
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Noun, plural
phones.
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Noun, singular or mass
phone.
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Adverb
phone.
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Symbol
phone.
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Interjection
phone.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
phoning.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
phone.
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Verb, base form
phone.
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Coordinating conjunction
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
radiotelephone.
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Noun, singular or mass
radiotelephone.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
coordinates.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Cardinal number
2383, 2889.
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Adjective
phone-in, telephonic, telephony, phone-based, telephone-based.
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Proper noun, singular
telephonic, telephony.
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Noun, plural
handsets.
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Noun, singular or mass
booth, conversation, teleconference, teleconferencing, telephonic, telephony, cellphone, landline, Helpline.
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Cardinal number
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