What are some opposite words for call for?
Antonyms for call forcall for
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term call for.
Princeton's WordNet
request, bespeak, call for, questverb
express the need or desire for; ask for
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
Synonyms:
demand, bespeak, indicate, betoken, gather up, need, postulate, involve, point, bay, require, pick up, quest, necessitate, take, collect, ask, signal, request, invitenecessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb
require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Synonyms:
require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, ask, conductinvite, call forverb
request the participation or presence of
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Synonyms:
demand, bespeak, involve, bid, ask for, gather up, need, ask round, tempt, ask over, ask in, take in, receive, pick up, quest, necessitate, pay for, require, take, collect, ask, request, postulate, invitecollect, pick up, gather up, call forverb
gather or collect
"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
Synonyms:
gain vigor, cop, pile up, take in, peck, pull in, take, invite, gather, nail, need, amass, lift up, perk up, necessitate, arrest, roll up, get word, quest, nab, percolate, demand, garner, see, receive, accumulate, gather up, postulate, request, compile, require, hoard, pull together, collar, turn around, apprehend, get a line, ask, uplift, involve, find out, intoxicate, pick up, bespeak, elate, catch, learn, get wind, perk, collect, discover, hear
How to use call for in a sentence?
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou:
I call for (a) reduction of hostility, and for the resolution of disputes with peaceful measures.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit:
We did not lose. But because of the rules we have been robbed of victory, this election is one battle, and I believe the people will still call for freedom and justice.
No member of this Council should call for peace while supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine and on the UN Charter.
Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
The first thing I do when I walk into this building as a representative is to continue that call for common sense gun legislation.
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