Call
Call noun - A natural vocal sound made by an animal.
Signal is a synonym for call in yelled statement topic. In some cases you can use "Signal" instead the word "Call" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| good | good call | good signal |
| standard | standard call | standard signal |
| original | original call | original signal |
| friendly | friendly call | friendly signal |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, real, wrong, little, bad, subtle, psychic, telepathic, new, mysterious, last, incoming. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hardison does this in "The Iceman Job," telling a mark he has to call his girlfriend, then calling Sophie and managing to signal to her that he's in trouble.
Source: Phoney Call - Leverage, "The Ice Man Job": Hardison, in over his head on a con, tells a mark he has to call his girlfriend, then calls Sophie and manages to signal to her that he's in trouble.
Source: Phoney Call - They also detect a distress call from a Generation Ship, but can't locate the source of the signal and thus identify which Generation Ship sent the message (the signal quality is very poor).
Source: Distress Call
Cite this Source
Signal and Call. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/signal
Call & Signal. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/signal>.
Signal or Call. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/call/signal.
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