Showing Results for "invoking"

invoking

VERB

call upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal to conjure

STRONG

adjure beg beseech crave entreat implore importune petition plead pray request solicit summon supplicate

WEAK

call forth send for

Antonyms

STRONG

answer give reply

VERB

put into effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply enforce resort to

STRONG

effect implement initiate use

WEAK

call in have recourse to

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Invoking that same complexity to resist them would be an extraordinary reversal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"Invoking the government's responsibility, in my view, should be neither an easy way out nor a shortcut. It is a tool of last resort," he added of the constitutional power used.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Invoking India's first prime minister on Wednesday was a final flourish.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Invoking the paychecks missed by federal workers like air-traffic controllers, Vance said: “How many of them are not going to show up for work?” after missing multiple checks.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

Invoking his name was like turning a golden key to open doors that might otherwise have remained closed to me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly