Synonyms of call on

call on

phrase

variants or call upon

1

as in rely

to place reliance or trust

She's the one I call on when I need a friend.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rely
• count
• depend
• stand on
• look to
• bank on
• figure on
• lean
• trust
• reckon
• calculate
• commit
• confide
• entrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• question
• suspect
• distrust
• mistrust

2

as in ask

to make a request of

She called on me for a ride to the airport.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ask
• request
• invite
• hit (up)
• appeal (to)
• plead (to)
• petition
• pray
• beg
• invoke
• require
• solicit
• implore
• demand
• beseech
• entreat
• conjure
• supplicate
• importune
• enjoin
• exact
• press

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• require
• force
• compel
• coerce
• constrain
• oblige

3

as in petition

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

They called on a specialist after other avenues had failed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petition
• beg
• appeal (to)
• plead (to)
• ask
• pray
• implore
• impetrate
• beseech
• entreat
• conjure
• require
• request
• supplicate
• importune
• solicit
• besiege
• invoke
• desire
• sponge
• force
• compel
• bludge
• demand
• claim
• coerce
• insist
• cadge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggest
• imply
• hint
• intimate
• please
• satisfy
• content
• comfort
• appease
• placate
• gratify
• quiet
• pacify
• console
• mollify
• oblige
• conciliate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of call on

After scoring a run in the fourth when Willy Adames grounded into a double play with a runner on third, San Francisco called upon a double steal with runners at the corners to swipe its third run. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Among those who the center, lovingly known as the Greek Freak, called upon to be okay with it all? — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Finance is increasingly focused on AI, while CFOs, who determine enterprise AI tech spending, are also being called upon to help deliver AI value in their organizations. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 July 2026

During the filming of Mission Impossible, the actor called upon Oakley to make his custom eyewear. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026

For their extravagant Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden, the couple called upon the talents of Stevie Nicks. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

The country’s bitter local rivals, South Korea, can call upon players who are on the books at some of the world’s biggest clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain (Lee Kang-in) and Bayern Munich (Kim Min-jae), an option Japan currently doesn’t have. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The government also moved up dates of end-of-year school exams to free classrooms for voting stations and teachers, who are usually called upon to staff polling stations in exchange for a daily allowance. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

So is the coordination with law enforcement agencies, including the multiple jurisdictions called upon to escort teams to and from training or matches or to the airport. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026