Synonyms of call on

call on

phrase

variants or call upon

1

as in rely

to place reliance or trust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rely
• stand on
• trust
• look to
• bank on
• figure on
• depend
• count
• lean
• reckon
• calculate
• confide
• commit
• intrust
• entrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• question
• suspect
• distrust
• mistrust

2

as in ask

to make a request of

She called on me for a ride to the airport.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ask
• invite
• request
• hit (up)
• appeal (to)
• beg
• plead (to)
• pray
• petition
• invoke
• solicit
• require
• implore
• demand
• beseech
• entreat
• conjure
• supplicate
• importune
• enjoin
• exact
• press

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• require
• force
• compel
• coerce
• constrain
• oblige

3

as in petition

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

• petition
• appeal (to)
• beg
• plead (to)
• request
• pray
• ask
• implore
• impetrate
• beseech
• entreat
• conjure
• supplicate
• importune
• solicit
• require
• besiege
• invoke
• sue
• desire
• sponge
• force
• demand
• claim
• bludge
• compel
• insist
• coerce
• cadge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggest
• imply
• hint
• intimate
• please
• satisfy
• content
• comfort
• appease
• placate
• gratify
• quiet
• pacify
• console
• mollify
• oblige
• conciliate