CALLS FOR Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

calls (for) 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of call (for)

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters

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as in requests

to make a request for called for someone to help with planning the club's party

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calls for

2 of 2

phrase

present tense third-person singular of call for

as in orders

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority The bill calls for tighter regulation.

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as in needs

to have as a requirement This calls for a toast!

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as in asks (for)

to give a request or demand for The position calls for someone with a master's degree.

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British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos – who built his career in America through controversial public speaking that appealed to the far right, including calls for aggressive immigration enforcement – now faces deportation from the United States. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, a high near 87 and a 20% chance of showers. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2026 Now the massive crisis facing the company calls for unprecedented action. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Fall calls for comfort food, and these cheesy potatoes are just that. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2026 The quake initially triggered fears of a tsunami, and a warning from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, issuing alerts to stay away from beaches and calls for people to evacuate. — Jason Volack, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The plan calls for increasing building density along major thoroughfares. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Summering in the Hamptons calls for an even more laidback approach, while always looking polished and put together. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026 This recipe calls for vanilla pudding mix, but white chocolate or cheesecake flavors also work well. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (for)

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Extended to the realm of foreign policy, this reimagination of the foundations of Western civilization demands a new and distinct grand strategy.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
What has been missing is the urgency — and the political will — to respond on the scale this crisis demands.

— Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of demands

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Proton Mail, acting as a proxy, requests the image and caches it on its own servers.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
The person asked for gas money and Bitcoin, requests the family found suspicious because Goods doesn't drive and didn't have a car in Las Vegas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of requests

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The Broadway production takes that same approach and translates it thrillingly to the stage through an entirely original ghost story that requires no knowledge of anything that’s come before it.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Following a 1990 accident that fractured his spine, Billesdon lives with a paralyzed colon and bladder that requires workplace accommodations and causes severe side effects from medication.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of requires

Verb

The guideline seeks to avoid clubs inflating their bottom lines through what the governing body terms ‘player exchange transactions’.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The three-time Daytona 500 winner also seeks his first win in the summer race.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeks

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Drinking Buddies is a liquid that claims to contain DHM along with an acetaldehyde-busting amino acid, herbs such as milk thistle, and B vitamins.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Her family claims they were not allowed to visit her without Miller being present, and his behavior during the experience turned them against the two getting married.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

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