Synonyms of calls on

calls on

phrase

variants or calls upon

present tense third-person singular of call on

1

as in relies

to place reliance or trust

She's the one I call on when I need a friend.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relies
• counts
• depends
• stands on
• looks to
• figures on
• banks on
• leans
• calculates
• trusts
• reckons
• confides
• commits
• entrusts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• suspects
• distrusts
• mistrusts

2

as in asks

to make a request of

She called on me for a ride to the airport.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• invites
• requests
• appeals (to)
• hits (up)
• begs
• requires
• pleads (to)
• petitions
• invokes
• implores
• solicits
• prays
• conjures
• entreats
• beseeches
• demands
• supplicates
• importunes
• enjoins
• exacts
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requires
• forces
• compels
• obliges
• constrains
• coerces

3

as in begs

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

They called on a specialist after other avenues had failed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begs
• petitions
• appeals (to)
• pleads (to)
• asks
• implores
• entreats
• beseeches
• prays
• requires
• conjures
• supplicates
• impetrates
• importunes
• requests
• solicits
• besieges
• invokes
• bludges
• sues
• desires
• compels
• forces
• sponges
• claims
• demands
• insists
• cadges
• mooches
• coerces
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggests
• implies
• hints
• intimates
• pleases
• obliges
• contents
• satisfies
• comforts
• gratifies
• appeases
• placates
• pacifies
• consoles
• mollifies
• conciliates
• quiets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calls on

The list is compiled by the Criminal Investigative Division and the Office of Public Affairs at FBI Headquarters, which calls upon all 56 field offices to submit candidates, according to the FBI history. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Created by bartender Bradleigh Mobley at Bayonet in Birmingham (one of our Best New Restaurants of 2026), the drink calls upon the nostalgia of Nerds candy to create a zippy yet balanced drink that’s undeniably entertaining. — Bradleigh Mobley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026