CALL ON Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

call on

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Definition of call on

as in rely

to place reliance or trust She's the one I call on when I need a friend.

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as in ask

to make a request of She called on me for a ride to the airport.

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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.

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Recent Examples of call on For the next premiere, Kardashian called upon a longtime favorite of hers—and the wider Kardashian-Jenner family—Schiaparelli. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026 NorCal Resist called upon people to demand accountability from the city, specifically the city manager. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The model called upon a team of stylists to turn her into the creepy and scaly figure of Greek myth. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2026 OutKick's Dan Zaksheske has been ready with questions at press conferences but hasn't been called upon. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Even if an available person is never called upon to help, their latent availability nonetheless improves the atmosphere for everyone present. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Gosling is in every scene of the 156-minute movie, and he’s called upon to play every note on the tonal scale in a performance that utilizes his razor-sharp comic timing before moving into emotionally devastating registers. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 Indeed, Rabe might just have the toughest job of all, and not because she is regularly called upon to joust (sometimes loudly) with performers as skilled and, to repeat, beloved as Louis-Dreyfus and Harris. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 Wideout Cam Coleman has been good when called upon, but 17 catches in five games nets him a C, given his enormous price tag. — Sports Columnist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

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