Antonyms of adj unappealing

2 senses of unappealing

Sense 1
unsympathetic (vs. sympathetic), unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic")


Sense 2
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")

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")

Similarity of adj unappealing

2 senses of unappealing

Sense 1
unsympathetic (vs. sympathetic), unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic")

Sense 2
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")

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