Synonyms of call (for)

call (for) 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to demand

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demand
• press (for)
• stipulate (for)
• require
• request
• insist (on)
• claim
• clamor (for)
• command
• ask
• want
• plead (for)
• quest
• exact
• enjoin
• need
• cry (for)
• take
• necessitate
• impose
• warrant
• harass
• requisition
• dun
• badger
• hound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• give up
• yield
• surrender
• relinquish

2

as in to seek

to make a request for

called for someone to help with planning the club's party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seek
• request
• speak (for)
• sue (for)
• plead (for)
• ask (for)
• apply (for)
• wish (for)
• desire
• beg (for)
• press (for)
• require
• quest
• petition (for)
• clamor (for)
• urge
• demand
• insist (on)
• claim
• solicit
• invite
• invoke
• bespeak
• importune
• exact
• enjoin
• requisition

call for

2 of 2

phrase

1

as in order

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

The bill calls for tighter regulation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• order
• request
• mandate
• ask
• require
• direct
• demand
• dictate
• call
• command
• decree
• petition
• ordain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancel
• rescind
• countermand

2

as in require

to have as a requirement

This calls for a toast!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• require
• need
• want
• take
• involve
• demand
• claim
• challenge
• warrant
• necessitate
• cry (for)
• ask
• hurt (for)
• bear
• claim
• lack
• entail
• clamor (for)
• beg
• insist
• exact
• quest
• press
• command
• enjoin
• stipulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have
• own
• hold
• possess

3

as in request

to give a request or demand for

The position calls for someone with a master's degree.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• request
• order
• put in (for)
• ask (for)
• requisition
• commission
• license
• hire
• charter
• solicit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of call (for)

Phrase

Surprisingly, media coverage has been decent and calls for accountability abound, from the streets to the news. — Marina Sitrin, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Independent experts have also called for amending building codes to require long-term monitoring of settlement. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

The repair work calls for excavation to retrieve a soil sample, as well as debris removal and sandbags to protect the property from strong waves and coastal erosion. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

As transistors shrank and chips grew denser, the process called for greater precision. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026