call out
Denounce someone's behavior
To call out is to shout or summon: She called out his name across the crowded room.
More recently, call out means to publicly criticize someone for wrongdoing or hypocrisy: He got called out for his offensive tweets.
This sense emerged from social justice discourse and now appears broadly.
A call-out is such a public criticism.
To call out sick is to notify work of an absence due to illness.
Loud vocal outburst
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- declareState officially
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- read aloudSpeak written words
recite · vocalize · exclaim · pronounce · articulate · enunciate · project · bellow
Test of ability
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- exposeMake known publicly
- accuseClaim someone did wrong
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
rebuke · condemn · censure · take to task · hold accountable · blast · slam · drag
Challenge to act boldly
- provokeIncite a response
- defyResist or challenge openly
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- face offDirect competitive encounter
throw down · gauntlet · duel · contest · rivalry · showdown · matchup · sparring
shout
Loud vocal outburst
read aloud · recite · vocalize · exclaim · pronounce · articulate · enunciate · project · bellow
challenge
Test of ability
criticize · rebuke · condemn · censure · take to task · hold accountable · blast · slam · drag · cancel
beckon
Signal to approach
yell · page · signal · flag down · motion · gesture · summon · rally · muster · assemble
dare
Challenge to act boldly
face off · throw down · gauntlet · duel · contest · rivalry · showdown · matchup · sparring · tug-of-war
name
Identifying word for someone
highlight · indicate · note · mention · cite · reference · flag · distinguish · recognize · spot
sick day
Paid absence for illness
unavailable · off duty · leave · time off · stay home
- getting attentionhey, psst, yoo-hoo, ahoy, hey there
- speaking upspeak up, speak freely, voice, give voice, have a say
- callscallback, long distance, voicemail, busy signal, dial
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
- direct addressvocative, apostrophe, O, hail, hey
- Military CadencesJody, marching cadence, marching song, sound off, left right left