summon
To officially call someone to come to you.
summon in a sentence
- The king summoned his bravest knights to the great hall at once.
- The head chef rang a loud bell to summon all the waiters to the kitchen at once.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to summon?
- Acall
- Bdismiss
- Crelease
- Dignore
Show the answer
A: call. The other three mean the opposite of summon.
Words that mean something similar
call
Words that mean the opposite
dismiss, release, ignore
More words about speech & sound
- taunt: To tease someone in a cruel way to upset them.
- terse: Using very few words, often in an unfriendly way.
- tumult: A loud, confused noise made by an excited crowd.
- unison: Doing or saying something all together at exactly the same time.
- uproar: A storm of loud noise and angry shouting from lots of people.
- vouch: To say from your own knowledge that something is true or someone is good.
- vow: A serious promise you mean to keep forever.
- warble: To sing with a gentle, trembling sound like a bird.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test