Synonyms of calls on

calls on

phrase

variants or calls upon

present tense third-person singular of call on

1

as in stands on

to place reliance or trust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stands on
• relies
• looks to
• figures on
• banks on
• depends
• trusts
• counts
• leans
• confides
• calculates
• reckons
• intrusts
• 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
• begs
• appeals (to)
• hits (up)
• pleads (to)
• requires
• invokes
• implores
• solicits
• petitions
• 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
• requests
• implores
• entreats
• beseeches
• prays
• conjures
• supplicates
• impetrates
• importunes
• requires
• solicits
• besieges
• invokes
• bludges
• desires
• claims
• demands
• forces
• sponges
• compels
• sues
• 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