missed call
Voicemail's usual precursor
A missed call is a phone call that wasn't answered, either because no one picked up or the caller hung up before anyone could.
The term appears in call logs and voicemail notifications: I had three missed calls from my mother.
In some cultures, a missed call is deliberately placed and ended quickly as a free signal—to say "I'm here" or "call me back" without incurring charges.
Purposely not noticed
- unreturnedNot given back
- unheardNot perceived aurally
- silentProducing no sound
- mutedMade quieter or softer
declined · screened · dodged · avoided · unnoticed · overlooked · forgotten · neglected
Recorded caller messages
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- redialRepeat a call
- notificationFormal notice given
- ringtonePhone's incoming call sound
vibrate · buzz · alert · beep · badge · icon · push notification · banner
Troubled mental state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- checking inReporting your arrival
- familyRelated people together
- emergencySerious sudden danger
concern · longing · distance · estrangement · silence · avoidance · reconciliation · breakup
Formal employment invitation
- interviewFormal questioning session
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- recruiterOne who finds candidates
- clientOne who hires professionals
deal · lead · prospect · business · timing · regret · second chance · follow-up
Emitting short tones
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- codeSymbolic communication system
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
prepaid · cost-saving · South Asia · Africa · Southeast Asia
ignored
Purposely not noticed
- unreturnedNot given back
- unheardNot perceived aurally
- silentProducing no sound
muted · declined · screened · dodged · avoided · unnoticed · overlooked · forgotten · neglected · disconnected
voicemail
Recorded caller messages
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- redialRepeat a call
- notificationFormal notice given
ringtone · vibrate · buzz · alert · beep · badge · icon · push notification · banner · unread
worry
Troubled mental state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- checking inReporting your arrival
- familyRelated people together
emergency · concern · longing · distance · estrangement · silence · avoidance · reconciliation · breakup · ghosting
job offer
Formal employment invitation
- interviewFormal questioning session
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- recruiterOne who finds candidates
client · deal · lead · prospect · business · timing · regret · second chance · follow-up · window
beeping
Emitting short tones
airtime · prepaid · cost-saving · South Asia · Africa · Southeast Asia
- phone alertstext message, notification, alarm, voicemail, ringtone
- phone callsphone number, robocall, cell number, mobile number, home phone
- callscallback, long distance, voicemail, busy signal, dial
- Internet TelephonyVoIP, SIP, softphone, softphones, Google Voice
- phone systemsPBX, extension, phone line, handset, main menu
- notificationsalert, notifications, notification bell, alerts, push