Synonyms of called (for)

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verb

past tense of call (for)

1

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• pressed (for)
• stipulated (for)
• required
• requested
• insisted (on)
• claimed
• clamored (for)
• commanded
• asked
• wanted
• cried (for)
• pleaded (for)
• needed
• enjoined
• exacted
• quested
• took
• imposed
• necessitated
• warranted
• requisitioned
• harassed
• hounded
• badgered
• dunned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gave up
• yielded
• surrendered
• relinquished

2

as in requested

to make a request for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• sought
• spoke (for)
• asked (for)
• sued (for)
• pleaded (for)
• applied (for)
• desired
• wished (for)
• begged (for)
• pressed (for)
• required
• petitioned (for)
• insisted (on)
• clamored (for)
• demanded
• urged
• solicited
• claimed
• invited
• quested
• invoked
• bespoke
• importuned
• enjoined
• requisitioned
• exacted

called for

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phrase

past tense of call for

1

as in ordered

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

The bill calls for tighter regulation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• requested
• asked
• required
• mandated
• demanded
• called
• directed
• dictated
• commanded
• decreed
• ordained
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

2

as in required

to have as a requirement

This calls for a toast!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• needed
• wanted
• took
• involved
• demanded
• claimed
• challenged
• bore
• necessitated
• warranted
• cried (for)
• hurt (for)
• asked
• claimed
• begged
• clamored (for)
• entailed
• lacked
• insisted
• enjoined
• stipulated
• commanded
• pressed
• quested
• exacted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

3

as in asked (for)

to give a request or demand for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• ordered
• asked (for)
• put in (for)
• requisitioned
• hired
• licensed
• commissioned
• solicited
• chartered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of called (for)

Phrase

Both Yotova and Radev have called for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Two high school student groups welcomed some concessions but called for protests to continue. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Bolsonaro also called for amnesty for his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being found guilty of plotting a coup to overturn his defeat in the 2022 election. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

The lead left, as the term is called for the underwriter listed first, is Goldman Sachs. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Lamy, now with the Jacques Delors Institute, was one of the authors of a recent policy paper that called for restrictions on Chinese exports using a quota system — an idea that the EU has now embraced. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the appeals court found that public schools were not receiving all the money the state’s own funding plan called for. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 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 unit also was flagged three times for holding – all on rookie guard Emmanuel Pregnon – and called for two false starts. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026