called upon
Requested to act
Called upon means asked or required to do something, often with a sense of formal expectation or duty.
When someone is called upon, they're summoned to act, speak, or contribute: She was called upon to give a toast at the wedding.
The phrase implies being singled out from a group or situation: Soldiers may be called upon to make sacrifices.
It can also suggest drawing on inner resources: He called upon all his courage to face the challenge.
Assistance given
backup · reinforcement · volunteer · respond · emergency · lifeline · savior · intervention
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- serviceAid or maintenance
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- taskWork to be done
role · charge · mandate · assignment · mission · vocation · allegiance · burden
Summon by supernatural means
- beckonSignal to approach
- invokeCall upon formally
- evokeBring forth mentally
- channelPassage for transmission
seance · ritual · incantation · spiritualism · medium · spirits · ancestors · divine
Courage in danger
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- selectedDeliberately chosen
- chosenSelected from alternatives
singled out · entrusted · privileged · appointed · nominated · acknowledged · celebrated · commended
Request to attend
- appealFormal review request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
- inquiryRequest for information
proposal · application · requisition · demand · entreaty · supplication · plea · prayer
help
Assistance given
relief · backup · reinforcement · volunteer · respond · emergency · lifeline · savior · intervention · rallied
obligation
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- serviceAid or maintenance
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
task · role · charge · mandate · assignment · mission · vocation · allegiance · burden · necessity
conjure
Summon by supernatural means
channel · seance · ritual · incantation · spiritualism · medium · spirits · ancestors · divine · supernatural
valor
Courage in danger
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- selectedDeliberately chosen
chosen · singled out · entrusted · privileged · appointed · nominated · acknowledged · celebrated · commended · elevated
invitation
Request to attend
- appealFormal review request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
inquiry · proposal · application · requisition · demand · entreaty · supplication · plea · prayer · asked
called uponignored
Purposely not noticed
passed over · skipped · excused · overlooked · disregarded
called uponignored
Purposely not noticed
overlooked · disregarded · unnoticed · neglected · snubbed
called uponexcused
Released from duty
exempted · absolved · released · let off the hook · unburdened
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