calling upon

The phrase “calling upon” has 4 syllables: call-ing up-on.

It's pronounced as /ˈkɔːlɪŋ əˈpɒn/.


What is synonym and antonym for calling upon?

In the thesaurus, “calling upon” has 103 synonyms and 49 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for calling upon along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for calling upon

  • administer
  • admonish
  • advise
  • announce
  • apply
  • appoint
  • ask
  • asking
  • assemble
  • authorize
  • banking on
  • beg
  • begging
  • beseech
  • bite
  • call
  • call for
  • call in
  • call on
  • cause
  • caution
  • claim
  • come by
  • come over
  • compel
  • conduct
  • confess
  • contest
  • convene
  • declare
  • demand
  • direct
  • disclose
  • dominate
  • draft
  • encourage
  • enjoin
  • exorcise
  • expect
  • explain
  • express
  • gather
  • govern
  • guide
  • handle
  • hustle
  • implore
  • incite
  • inform
  • instruct
  • invite
  • inviting
  • invoke
  • involve
  • looking to
  • maintain
  • mention
  • mobilize
  • notify
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • operate
  • order
  • oversee
  • persuade
  • petition
  • petitioning
  • plead
  • pop in
  • pray
  • preach
  • prod
  • propose
  • recall
  • refer
  • regulate
  • relying
  • report
  • request
  • requesting
  • require
  • reveal
  • run
  • say
  • scrounge
  • seek
  • speak
  • standing on
  • state
  • submit
  • subpoena
  • sue
  • suggest
  • summon
  • supervise
  • take
  • take care of
  • take over
  • tell
  • train
  • turn up
  • urge
  • use

Antonyms for calling upon

  • answer
  • ask
  • be quiet
  • cancel
  • compelling
  • conceal
  • deny
  • deter
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • discourage
  • disperse
  • dissuade
  • divide
  • follow
  • forcing
  • forget
  • give
  • hide
  • hinting
  • ignore
  • implying
  • intimating
  • keep secret
  • leave
  • let off
  • lose
  • mismanage
  • miss
  • neglect
  • obey
  • offer
  • pleasing
  • question
  • questioning
  • reject
  • reply
  • requiring
  • scatter
  • secrete
  • separate
  • serve
  • stop
  • suggesting
  • suppress
  • surrender
  • suspecting
  • withhold
  • yield

Example Sentences

  • In times of need, we are often calling upon our friends and family for support.
  • The president is calling upon world leaders to unite in the fight against climate change.
  • The teacher is calling upon students to share their thoughts and insights during the class discussion.
  • The organization is calling upon volunteers to help with the upcoming charity event.
  • The coach is calling upon the team captain to inspire and motivate the players during halftime.

On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to calling upon, such as: administer, admonish, advise, announce, answer, apply, appoint.

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