Antonyms for dial
ˈdaɪ əl, daɪldi·al

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Face
   • Indicator
   • Operate
   • Select
   • Telephone

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1. dialnoun

   the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

   Synonyms:
   telephone dial

2. dialnoun

   the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

   Synonyms:
   telephone dial

3. dialnoun

   the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

   Synonyms:
   telephone dial

4. dial, telephone dialverb

   a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

   Synonyms:
   telephone dial

5. dialverb

   operate a dial to select a telephone number

   "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"

6. dialverb

   choose by means of a dial

   "dial a telephone number"

How to use dial in a sentence?

1. Keith Richards:

   We hadn't realized until we got here how white kids just didn't go down the other end of the dial where, to us, it was like treasure troves.

2. Dixie Hall:

   Suddenly, it was the talk of the country, it became a catch phrase. You ’d flip the radio dial and hear it four or five times in 10 minutes. It was the most awesome time of my life ; I caused all this stir.

3. David Portner:

   I was driving in L.A. and flipping through the radio dial and came across a morning radio show ... They had a segment called, like, 'Dumb Things People Are Doing In Florida.' It kind of bothered me, everybody—they kind of agree that Florida's such a weird place.

4. Donna Kalinkiewicz:

   I think everybody should teach a child how to read an analog dial, you’re always going to have those people who rely on digital [because] that’s all they know [and] that’s all they care about. All they understand is 12:48 [but] they don’t understand that that’s 12 minutes to one.

5. The WTO:

   You could say that it's global trade's equivalent of the shift from dial-up internet to broadband.

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