calls on
phrase
variants or calls upon
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
Relevance
- stands on
- relies
- figures on
- looks to
- banks on
- depends
- trusts
- counts
- leans
- confides
- reckons
- calculates
- intrusts
- entrusts
- commits
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- questions
- suspects
- mistrusts
- distrusts
2
as in asks
to make a request of She called on me for a ride to the airport. Synonyms & Similar Words
- asks
- invites
- begs
- requests
- requires
- implores
- invokes
- entreats
- appeals (to)
- beseeches
- pleads (to)
- solicits
- conjures
- petitions
- prays
- hits (up)
- supplicates
- importunes
- demands
- 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
- asks
- implores
- entreats
- requests
- appeals (to)
- beseeches
- pleads (to)
- prays
- conjures
- impetrates
- requires
- supplicates
- importunes
- invokes
- solicits
- bludges
- claims
- besieges
- forces
- desires
- demands
- compels
- sues
- sponges
- mooches
- insists
- cadges
- coerces
- commands
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- suggests
- implies
- hints
- intimates
- pleases
- obliges
- contents
- satisfies
- comforts
- gratifies
- appeases
- placates
- pacifies
- mollifies
- consoles
- conciliates
- quiets