Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Call For

• (verb) express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
• (verb) request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
• (verb) 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"
• (verb) 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 of Call For

• Request
• Bespeak
• Quest
• Necessitate
• Ask
• Postulate
• Need
• Require
• Take
• Involve
• Demand
• Invite
• Collect
• Pick Up
• Gather Up

Antonyms of Call For

• Obviate

Homophones of Call For