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call (for)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of call (for)

1 to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms of call (for)

claim, clamor (for), command, demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)

Words Related to call (for)

ask, plead (for), request, want

cry (for), necessitate, need, require, take, warrant

badger, dun, harass, hound

Near Antonyms of call (for)

give up, relinquish, surrender, yield

2 to make a request for

called for someone to help with planning the clubʼs party

Synonyms of call (for)

ask (for), bespeak, desire, plead (for), quest, request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for)

Words Related to call (for)

apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for)

demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisition

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