clarion call
Rousing call forward
A clarion call is a loud, clear summons to action—originally the piercing sound of a medieval trumpet used to rally troops.
The phrase now describes any urgent appeal that demands attention and response: The report was a clarion call for environmental reform.
The clarion's legendary clarity makes the expression emphasize that the message cannot be ignored or misunderstood.
Urgent warning signal
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- warningAlert about danger
alert · pressing · dire · tocsin · siren · signal · horn · trumpet
Organize for action
- uniteBring together as one
- galvanizeStimulate into action
- rallyGathering for a cause
- rouseStir to wakefulness
awaken · assemble · convene · muster · solidarity · coalition · movement · campaign
Impetus toward a goal
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
aspiration · visionary · transformative · catalyst · spark · beacon · summons · exhortation
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
warning · alert · pressing · dire · tocsin · siren · signal · horn · trumpet · bugle
mobilize
Organize for action
rouse · awaken · assemble · convene · muster · solidarity · coalition · movement · campaign · crusade
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
inspiration · aspiration · visionary · transformative · catalyst · spark · beacon · summons · exhortation · appeal
- battle criesbattle cry, charge, hooah, banzai, oorah
- callscallback, long distance, voicemail, busy signal, dial
clarion callwhisper
Speech without full voice
murmur · mutter · hushed tone · sotto voce · undertone
call, recall, calling, called, calls, caller, recalled, clarion, uncalled