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Synonyms of call on

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Another word for call on is visit. Other synonyms of call on are pay a visit, wait on, call upon, summon up and correct.

Synonyms and similar words for call on

verbTo visit (a person); to pay a call to.

  • pay a visit
  • visitTo go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
  • wait onTo visit (someone) as a courtesy, on business or for ceremony.

verbTo request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task.

verbTo have recourse to.

  • summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.

verbTo correct; to point out an error or untruth.

Meaning of call on

  1. verb To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
  2. verb To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.
  3. verb To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task.

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Questions about synonyms of call on

What is another word for call on?
Call on has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as visit, pay a visit, wait on, call upon, summon up, correct and call out.
What does call on mean?
Call on means to visit (a person); to pay a call to.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: call on (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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