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Synonyms of invoke

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Another word for invoke is appeal. Other synonyms of invoke are petition.

Synonyms and similar words for invoke

verbTo call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

  • invocate obsoleteTo implore or invoke.

verbTo solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.

  • solicit
  • appealTo call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate...
  • petitionTo make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).

verbTo call another ship.

verbTo call to mind (something) for some purpose.

  • evokeTo cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
  • bring to mindTo cause to recall; to evoke a memory or thought.
  • call to mind
  • enmindTo bring to mind; to perceive or envision consciously.

verbTo appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

verbTo conjure up with incantations.

verbTo bring about as an inevitable consequence.

  • bring aboutTo cause to take place.
  • incite
  • actuateTo incite to action; to motivate.
  • goose
  • fuel
  • light a fire underTo motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
  • send
  • sting
  • drawTo attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
  • driveTo motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • encourageTo mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • egg onTo encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
  • engenderTo bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
  • exciteTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
  • fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • goadTo incite or provoke.
  • ignite figurativelyTo spark off (something), to trigger.
  • impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  • induceTo cause, bring about, lead to.
  • inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  • instigate
  • lash
  • motiveTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
  • motivateTo provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • pushTo continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  • promoteTo encourage, urge or incite.
  • promptTo initiate; to cause or lead to.
  • provokeTo bring about a reaction.
  • rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
  • set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.
  • spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
  • spurTo urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object.
  • spur onTo spur or urge (someone) to do something.
  • stimulateTo encourage into action.
  • stirTo incite to action.
  • stir upTo arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
  • stoke figuratively
  • temptTo provoke something; to court.
  • urgeTo put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  • whip upTo arouse or excite.
  • abet obsoleteTo urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
  • cheer obsoleteTo encourage to do something.
  • grill Scotland, USTo make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
  • move obsoleteTo incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  • whet obsoleteTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).

verbTo cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.

  • callTo state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
  • execute
  • launch
  • run

Meaning of invoke

  1. verb To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
  2. verb To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
  3. verb To call another ship.

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Questions about synonyms of invoke

What is another word for invoke?
Invoke has 63 synonyms on Word.ws, such as appeal and petition.
What does invoke mean?
Invoke means to call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: invoke (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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