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

To continue the tradition, LA28 will call upon thousands of torchbearers. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The United States Congress has been called upon during the most important moments in American history to make difficult decisions about the future of our country. — Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Houston backup Davis Mills went 3-0 in 2025 when called upon by the Texans. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

The Burnett show called upon him to design everything from evening gowns to wacky character clothing. — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The list is compiled by the Criminal Investigative Division and the Office of Public Affairs at FBI Headquarters, which calls upon all 56 field offices to submit candidates, according to the FBI history. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

The eight-term lawmaker plans to call upon Larry Hogan, the former two-term centrist Republican governor who left office in 2023 with high bipartisan approval ratings, to get more involved. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Arteta could then call upon Guimaraes, Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The actor announced his memoir in August 2025, and called upon fans to submit their stories and memories of how his work has impacted them. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026