Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb appeal

5 senses of appeal

Sense 1
appeal -- (take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately")
       => challenge -- (issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match")

Sense 2
appeal, invoke -- (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble")
       => request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service")

Sense 3
attract, appeal -- (be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people")

Sense 4
appeal -- (challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict")
       => challenge, take exception -- (raise a formal objection in a court of law)

Sense 5
invoke, appeal -- (cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law")
       => mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

Antonyms of adj appealing

2 senses of appealing

Sense 1
appealing (vs. unappealing) -- (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing")

unappealing (vs. appealing) -- (not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess")
        => off-putting -- (tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess)
        => unattractive -- (lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect")

Sense 2
sympathetic (vs. unsympathetic), appealing, likeable, likable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play")


Similarity of adj appealing

2 senses of appealing

Sense 1
appealing (vs. unappealing) -- (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing")
       => attention-getting, catchy -- (likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie")
       => attractive -- (having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay")

Sense 2
sympathetic (vs. unsympathetic), appealing, likeable, likable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play")