calling back
Returning a call
Calling back is returning a phone call: I'm calling back about the job posting.
It also means summoning someone to return: The director kept calling back the same actors for auditions.
In manufacturing, calling back defective products is issuing a recall.
The noun callback covers all these senses.
Recorded caller messages
- redialRepeat a call
- phoneHandheld communication device
- reconnectEstablish contact again
- reachExtend to touch
contact · hold · answering machine · dial · receiver · landline · mobile · switchboard
Verbal or written answer
- answerSolution to query
- respondGive a reply
- follow upContinue investigating something
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
check in · touch base · rejoin · reengage · recontact · response · communication
Crying out loudly
- respondingGiving a reaction
- echoReflected sound wave
- voiceSound from throat
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
Calling forth deliberately
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- rememberingRetaining past information
- recollectingRetrieving from memory
- memoryMind's retention capacity
evoke · conjure · reminisce · recollection · flashback · nostalgia · retrieve · resurface
Inherent imperfection or fault
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- safetyFreedom from harm
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- returnGo back again
replacement · warning · batch · consumer · notice · withdrawal · alert · inspection
voicemail
Recorded caller messages
reach · contact · hold · answering machine · dial · receiver · landline · mobile · switchboard · operator
reply
Verbal or written answer
acknowledge · check in · touch base · rejoin · reengage · recontact · response · communication
hollering
Crying out loudly
- respondingGiving a reaction
- echoReflected sound wave
- voiceSound from throat
summoning
Calling forth deliberately
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- rememberingRetaining past information
- recollectingRetrieving from memory
memory · evoke · conjure · reminisce · recollection · flashback · nostalgia · retrieve · resurface
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- safetyFreedom from harm
- refundMoney returned after purchase
return · replacement · warning · batch · consumer · notice · withdrawal · alert · inspection · faulty
- referringciting, mentioning, alluding, indicating, quoting
calling backignoring
Deliberately not noticing
ghosting · leaving on read · blowing off · disregarding · screening calls
calling backsending out
Causing to depart
releasing · dispatching · distributing · deploying · shipping out
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