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

If the occasion calls for some sparkle, this clutch purse is the perfect way to hold your essentials and turn some heads. — Kim Grundy, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Every year, the calls for Congress to do something about the chaotic condition of college athletics grow louder. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Syrskyi has defended his wartime record and called for unity. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

After Labour lost seats to a populist anti-immigration party in May's local elections, more of Starmer's own lawmakers joined calls for his removal. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 July 2026