Synonyms of calling (for)

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verb

present participle of call (for)

1

as in demanding

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanding
• pressing (for)
• insisting (on)
• clamoring (for)
• requiring
• stipulating (for)
• requesting
• claiming
• commanding
• asking
• pleading (for)
• crying (for)
• wanting
• enjoining
• exacting
• needing
• questing
• taking
• imposing
• necessitating
• warranting
• harassing
• requisitioning
• badgering
• hounding
• dunning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• yielding
• surrendering
• relinquishing

2

as in seeking

to make a request for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeking
• speaking (for)
• requesting
• pleading (for)
• asking (for)
• suing (for)
• applying (for)
• wishing (for)
• begging (for)
• clamoring (for)
• pressing (for)
• desiring
• insisting (on)
• petitioning (for)
• requiring
• demanding
• urging
• soliciting
• claiming
• questing
• inviting
• invoking
• bespeaking
• importuning
• enjoining
• requisitioning
• exacting

calling for

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phrase

present participle of call for

1

as in ordering

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

The bill calls for tighter regulation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordering
• requesting
• asking
• requiring
• mandating
• directing
• calling
• demanding
• dictating
• commanding
• decreeing
• ordaining
• petitioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceling
• rescinding
• countermanding

2

as in requiring

to have as a requirement

This calls for a toast!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requiring
• needing
• taking
• wanting
• involving
• demanding
• claiming
• challenging
• crying (for)
• hurting (for)
• necessitating
• clamoring (for)
• bearing
• warranting
• asking
• claiming
• lacking
• begging
• entailing
• insisting
• pressing
• exacting
• commanding
• enjoining
• stipulating
• questing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• holding
• owning
• possessing

3

as in requesting

to give a request or demand for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requesting
• ordering
• asking (for)
• putting in (for)
• requisitioning
• hiring
• licensing
• soliciting
• commissioning
• chartering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calling (for)

Phrase

Following the coach’s firing in July 2023, more than 260 Northwestern faculty members signed a petition calling for the stadium plans to be halted until at least athletic department’s problems could be sorted out. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The veteran activist had launched a proxy battle and was calling for the company to split itself up. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Basketball eventually again came calling for Baker, who was hired by the Bucks to join their coaching staff in 2018. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney has walked a line between supporting the strikes and calling for diplomacy — a balancing act Tehran isn’t buying. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

An attendee at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday night could be clearly heard calling for Democratic Senate candidates to be shot. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Chicago area leaders, advocates and members of the LGBTQ+ community are calling for the federal government to restore the specialized crisis hotline for their community. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Another teacher heard Williams calling for help, and rushed in to help. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

The incident has also caused diplomatic issues within the European Union (EU), with anti-immigration leaders such as Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calling for Spain’s membership of the Schengen visa-free travel area to be suspended. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026